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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On Wednesday, clear weather allowed two rangers to depart Talkeetna, a village south of the mountain, in a helicopter search for Chiu.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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This demographic shift is creating a double whammy for employers: Not only are fewer people seeking new opportunities, but a significant portion of the experienced workforce will soon exit the market.—
Duane Tursi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Dallas phone company had taken a blood-bath in its four-year foray into entertainment and was eager to exit.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Some of its missiles have a range of more than 300 miles and can strike a moving ship.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Trump's deportation policies have moved toward workplaces, as Immigrations and Customs Enforcement tries to reach the White House's goal of 3,000 deportations a day.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 June 2025
Verb
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The three woman lived in the Moscow home with two female roommates who went physically unharmed in the attack, while Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2025
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With his chapter now complete with the Browns, Chubb will go down as one of the best running backs in team history.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Christina Aguilera didn't let the haters get her down early in her career.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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Attorneys with clients inside Delaney Hall have had calls canceled and weren’t able to get inside the facility Friday, according to Araceti Argueta, a spokesperson for the American Friends Service Committee, a nonprofit that represents immigrants.—
Mike Catalini,
Los Angeles Times,
13 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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Perhaps fortunately, the Yankees also got off to a slow start, so the Red Sox are now nine games off New York's pace at the top of the division, compared to 12 1/2 games at the same point last season.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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In fact, Kylie said the groom went through with their ceremony and even the official portraits before cutting out of the reception.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Bug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bug%20off. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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