bugger off

British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger off
Verb
  • For example, Geico exited its Premier Partner status after the 2024 season.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Companies such as Gojek, Carousell and Grab were among the first to provide strong opportunities for investors to exit, or a way to sell their stake for a profit.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Bering Air flight departed from Unalakleet, a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, around 2:40 p.m. local time on Thursday.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The plane had departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., Bering Air Director of Operations, David Olson, said, per local outlet KTUU.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Besides agriculture, Priam also moves steel, flat deck freight, and various industrial materials, serving manufacturers and suppliers across North America.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation would get $3.4 million in funding for 22 new positions, including seven new intelligence analysts, a new aviation crew and two victim service workers.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Most people will get HPV, but the vast majority of people show no signs or symptoms.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Hathaway's seconds-long appearance quickly went viral on social media as fans embraced the cheerful clip.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • When the award top spots were announced on social, fans of the brand were quick to chime in with their favorite products–including a Trader Joe's item that has gone unlisted on the winners list.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • But even with a hypothetical Reddit tool, moderators would still have their work cut out for them.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • While everyone has a good time dancing and posing at the photo station, Grant peels off for one-on-one conversations with a few of the women.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • But when Alice peeled off to tail a mystery man (Solomon, played by Berto Colon), while Peter followed Sears’ Warren, the ending was far from pitch perfect for the former.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • What to Know The plane departed from Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m. local time on Thursday but went off the radar less than an hour later.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But episode five is where the onscreen romance pressed pause, as Ty went off on tour with his band while Annie stayed behind in Serenity.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
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