bug off

verb

Definition of bug offnext
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 To keep pesky bugs off your skin, the pants feature a rope lock around the cuffs. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025 To keep harlequin bugs off of vegetables, the simplest approach is to cover the plants immediately after planting. — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025 Relying on Pesticides For decades, many gardeners have relied on chemical pesticides to keep bugs off their plants. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bug off
  1. depart
  2. exit
  3. move
  4. go
  5. get
  6. go off
  7. get off
  8. cut out
Verb
  • The National Gallery Singapore’s chief curator Patrick Flores and assistant chief executiveChris Lee, are the latest to depart the institution in December amid a staff shake-up.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • And, yes, this rendition represented a lyrical alteration by the Tonji that departed from the traditional wording of the French national anthem.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Understanding the financial consequences to both the business and the other marital assets—such as exiting a legal agreement or selling property—is time well spent before the terms of a divorce are accepted.
    — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After the couple exited the hotel and were detained, officers executed a search warrant on their hotel room, recovering a firearm and supporting evidence consistent with the crime scene, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • The next president may well also have more power to purchase equity stakes; legislation moving through the Senate would give the Pentagon explicit legal authority to do so.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is moving forward with a $4 million investment to run an ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother after the video received fierce backlash.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Jayaprakash told Fortune that most of the new money will go toward purchasing more computing power.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Bauers and his wife, Lauren Bauers, sat down with ABC News’ Will Reeve to discuss his journey, going from nearly walking away from professional baseball in 2024 to being named the National League Championship Series MVP last week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • Ironically, these uninsured Americans may be helping drive the cost of health care even higher, fueling a cycle in which health insurance gets more expensive, forcing more people to drop coverage.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Why concert tickets keep getting more expensive Artists, promoters, venues, and ticketing platforms all take a cut of each ticket.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • And when the gun went off for the women's varsity race, Bierer walked off the line toward her mother, Sheona, who embraced her tearful daughter.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators said the vehicle had gone off the roadway and overturned.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of go off
Verb
  • While the game between the Steelers and Saints got off to a smooth start, the civil unrest in and around Paris continues to be one of the biggest stories around the globe.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The Trail Blazers got off to a hot start in the third quarter with, starting on a 15-0 run, capped off by a 3-point basket by Camara for a 74-64 lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of get off
Verb
  • Scheibenbogen reports that the kids who cut out social media entirely showed modest increases in mental well-being that started wearing off five weeks later.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The incident reinforced in my mind, and to others at the Post, that I was not cut out to be an editor.
    — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut out

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“Bug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bug%20off. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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