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Bug out

(Phrasal verb)

Definition: Leave quickly

Examples: “If you see enemy troops, bug out”

“He bugged out for an entire year of his duty - desertion in wartime, a capital offense, if you’re not rich and well-connected.”

“But bugging out before next year’s election could leave the administration facing even tougher decisions a little further down the road.”

(As a north American informal)

Means: Bulge outwards.

Example: “I have printed it out so I can read it without my eyes bugging out..”

‘His face was red, his eyes bugging out, his entire being seemingly contorted in fury.’

Published in Dawn, Young World April 22nd, 2017