Synonyms

bug off

Idioms

Also, bugger off. Go away, as in Bug off before I call the police. Both terms are often used as an imperative, as in the example, and the variant is heard more in Britain than in America. [Slang; c. 1900] For a synonym, see buzz off.

Example Sentences

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Keyan Harvey developed necrotising fasciitis, a flesh-eating bug off the back of having chicken pox when he was six.

From BBC

If you want something more on the nose, you can go to Lehigh Valley Zoo in Pennsylvania to get truly primal, where the “Bug Off” fundraiser will name crickets after an ex for $5, sure.

From Washington Post

Whipped up his notebook, picked himself a bug off the floor, then launched that little critter right into Katia Mavchek’s hair.

From Literature

The Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, is hosting a Valentine’s Day Bug Off event where zoo guests can name crickets after their ex and watch them be fed to zoo ambassadors.

From Fox News

Andy Linares, the president of Bug Off Pest Control Center in Upper Manhattan, said rats had undoubtedly “become more brazen in their quest for food and harborage.”

From New York Times

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