as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
I wish you would just bug off and leave me alone
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Recent Examples of bug off
Relying on Pesticides For decades, many gardeners have relied on chemical pesticides to keep bugs off their plants.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off.
—Yenny Sanchez, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off.
—Yenny Sanchez, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bug off
Verb
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Once the new crew members arrive, Wilmore and Williams, along with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will depart the station on a separate capsule.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The ship departed Philadelphia at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and headed to Mobile, Alabama, as part of the process of becoming a reef and headed to its final destination at the bottom of the sea.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The bullet had entered 65-year-old Sheryl Ferguson’s midsection, exited high on her back, passed through the chair behind her and lodged in the wall.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Many women are compelled to reduce their working hours, accept lower-paying jobs, or exit the labor force entirely due to caregiving responsibilities—exacerbating the gender pay gap and limiting career advancement opportunities.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With their young talent and upcoming draft picks, the Heat have moved forward in crafting such a potential package.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
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Over the past year, Q-commerce players have been moving from food and grocery delivery to personal care, beauty and fashion.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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President Cal Bradford’s last day on — or rather, under — Earth is the focus of this week’s Paradise, an hour that also sees Xavier officially go rogue.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Eagles also went 18-3 and won the championship a year after dysfunction led to the team losing six of its final seven games, including a playoff defeat.—
Chadd Cripe,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Feb. 2025
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His efforts to foster ties with Trump have prompted many Democrats to speculate that Adams was trying to get the president to pardon him or otherwise quash his prosecution.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Most people will get HPV, but the vast majority of people show no signs or symptoms.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While Watching Episode 1 of The Baldwins By Emma Specter Bringing a physical gift to the wedding is typically reserved when someone goes off the registry to purchase a wedding gift.—
Brooke Bobb,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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Guns have a way of going off at inconvenient moments.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This delicious stuff is ridiculously hard to get off.—
Dwight Garner,
Saveur,
19 Feb. 2025
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Kuzmenko got off on the right foot in the Flyers’ 3-2 win over Pittsburgh with an assist on his first shift and a couple of nifty setups, while Pelletier hasn’t yet played due to the immigration process.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But even with a hypothetical Reddit tool, moderators would still have their work cut out for them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Feb. 2025
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Christophe Petit-Tesson/Pool EPA PARIS — As U.S. and Russian envoys prepare to begin talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine, European leaders have called an emergency meeting in Paris after being cut out of the peace negotiations.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Bug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bug%20off. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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