bug out

verb

1. slang.
   intr, adverb to depart hurriedly; run away; retreat

Example Sentences

And, as it turns out, there are more bugs out there worth worrying about than previously reported.

From Salon

His eyes bugged out and reminded me of the Viking berserker.

From Literature

“But what does that mean? I am familiar with the concept of bugging out, but I do not think I have heard the word love before.”

From Literature

I did every dirty job there was: I cleaned outhouses and strained bugs out of cisterns.

From Literature

“There's been a bunch of stuff that's happened over the past 16 months … that is going to make people's eyes bug out.”

From Washington Post

Related Words

• flee
• fly
• leave
• move
• pass
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• retire
• travel