scare off (someone)

to cause someone not to invest money in something.

A TV show as experimental and unusual as this one could scare off advertisers.

The country's financial crisis has scared away potential foreign investors.

• pull the wool over eyes
• pull the wool over someone's eyes
• pull through
• pull through something
• pull together
• pull to pieces
• pull up
• pull up a chair
• pull up by bootstraps
• pull up by your bootstraps
• pull up short
• pull up something
• pull up stakes
• pull up with a start
• pull weight
• pull your finger out
• pull your punches
• pull yourself together
• pull yourself up by bootstraps
• pull yourself up by your bootstraps
• pull your socks up
• pull your weight
• pump iron
• pump someone up
• pump something up