to drive sb/sth away or to drive away sb/sth
+ customers, friends把…赶走；把…吓跑；使避开
Increased crime is driving away customers.上升的犯罪率把顾客都吓跑了。
Patrick's rudeness drove Monica's friends away.帕特里克的粗鲁态度让莫妮卡的朋友退避三舍。
The smoke also drove mosquitoes away.烟还把蚊子熏走了。