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 harlequin bugs off of vegetables, the simplest approach is to cover the plants immediately after planting.
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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
Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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
Additionally, it can be used to keep harmful bugs off your garden plants, if needed.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
The kit also comes with a cleaning brush for getting the dead bugs off the wire grids.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off.
—Yenny Sanchez, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
Toward the end of the film, Weerasethakul’s hand enters the frame to brush a dead bug off the bed.
—The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
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
Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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
Additionally, it can be used to keep harmful bugs off your garden plants, if needed.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
The kit also comes with a cleaning brush for getting the dead bugs off the wire grids.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off.
—Yenny Sanchez, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
Toward the end of the film, Weerasethakul’s hand enters the frame to brush a dead bug off the bed.
—The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bug off
Verb
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This blunt attribution departs from the more generalized threat descriptions of previous administrations.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 6 in Washington, D.C.—
Sonam Sheth
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Fischer explained that she's heard a narrative that the show declined in quality about halfway through its run, which lasted from 2005 until 2013, and that the sitcom struggled once series lead Steve Carell exited during season 7.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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Four other transfer quarterbacks also exited with years to spare.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Verb
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From roaring rockers to thoughtful ballads, Coldplay's range keeps the show moving The show started in daylight after a hot, sunshiny day in Northern California.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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The two new fire stations, plus the new fire department headquarters that is set to hold a relocated Fire Station 4, are being moved at the recommendation of a 2021 plan that looked to lower emergency response times.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The funds raised at this event are crucial, as the net proceeds go directly to DMVA, allowing the organization to further its essential nonprofit mission: to bolster and sustain the small businesses that form the heart of the Del Mar community, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Some comforters can go right into the wash with no problem, while others need some extra or different care.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Left-hander Pierce Coppola got the start and, after a dominant return against Alabama to the tune of 10 strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, just couldn’t find the zone.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Clients would get the remains of not only their loved one, but also the remains of other bodies.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Scorch marks in the intersection outside the Home Depot on Alondra Boulevard show where flash bang grenades went off.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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As in the Derby, Sovereignty went off at Saratoga as a slight second-favorite at 5-2, behind Journalism, the (nominal) Belmont favorite who had gone off at 2-1.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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With the Oilers coming off a Game 1 overtime win and the fans still feeling bliss, Friday’s game got off to a blistering start.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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The glitchy livestream got off to an inauspicious start, with technical difficulties delaying the event for almost an hour.—
Spriha Srivastava,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Because the Trump administration has prioritized cutting out waste and fraud, there will likely be increased focus on this type of federal government mismanagement of funds moving forward, Thompson said.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Medical leader 'kind of blindsided by this announcement' Kennedy's announcement cut out a process where the CDC's independent panel of advisors vote for any new or updated recommendations to the immunization schedule.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
27 May 2025
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“Bug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bug%20off. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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