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
The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off.
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Yenny Sanchez, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
Yenny Sanchez, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
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By dawn, Assad had departed Damascus for Russia, without a word to the people his family had ruled—and gassed, imprisoned, tortured, and murdered—for a half century.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Maybe the Diamondbacks can unload Montgomery and replace the offense lost by departing free agents Christian Walker, Joc Pederson and Randal Grichuk.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The team’s pattern of drafting college hitters who should move quickly says that that is not their mindset, so go spend some of Arte’s money.Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Her mother didn’t like the feeling of the baby moving inside her, and didn’t have a baby shower, according to Blanchard.Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the committee went with the ACC this time, putting 11-2 SMU in the field as the last at-large team, the No. 11 seed with a first-round trip to Penn State on the docket, and leaving 9-3 Alabama out.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Will his incoming attorney general or will his FBI director [go after Trump's political enemies]?Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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The suit, which originally only named Combs as a defendant, alleges that a woman who identified herself only as Jane Doe was trying to get into the VMAs in New York City the night of the assault.Shyla Watson, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Anthopoulos said Grant Holmes will get a chance to win a starting job after impressing as both a reliever and starter in his 2024 rookie season.David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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When the Chiefs shank an easy field goal in the closing seconds, the ball goes off the upright and through the goal posts anyway.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leading 17-10 with 1:29 left in the first half, Braden Mann got off a punt from Philadelphia’s own 16 that traveled a season-low 29 yards.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Stroman, a two-time All-Star from Medford, N.Y., got off to a hot start with the Yankees.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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The 119th Congress, in turn, has its work cut out to bolster these with permanent legislative actions, ensuring they aren’t reversed again.Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Is Jamie just not cut out for this kind of police work?Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Bug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bug%20off. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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