bug off

bʌɡ ɒf

bugged offbugging off

Definition of bug off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

interaction

leave someone alone or go away

He told the annoying salesman to bug off.

go away

leave

behavior

stop bothering or annoying someone

She asked her brother to bug off while she was studying.

go away

leave me alone

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Expressions with bug

flu bug

virus causing flu symptoms like fever and cough

I caught the flu bug last winter.

bug out

leave a place quickly and suddenly

When the alarm rang, everyone bugged out.

bug eyes

eyes that are large or bulging, often from surprise or emotion

He stared at me with bug eyes.

squash the bug

crush an insect

She used a tissue to squash the bug on the wall.

bitten by the same bug

adj.

having the same enthusiasm or motivation for something

They are bitten by the same bug for hiking and adventure.

catch a bug

become infected with an illness

I think I caught a bug from my coworker.

Examples of bug off in a sentence

I wish those telemarketers would just bug off.
He told the salesperson to bug off after repeated calls.
I wish these mosquitoes would bug off already!

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French:laisser tranquille, ...
German:abhauen, aufhören zu nerven, ...
Italian:vattene, ...
Spanish:lárgate, vete, ...
Portuguese:sair fora, desampara a loja, ...
Chinese:滚开, 走开, ...
Japanese:立ち去れ, 邪魔をするな, ...
Arabic:اِبتَعَدَ, دَعْني وشأني, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּלֵּק, לְהַפְסִיק לְהַצִּיק, ...
Russian:отстань, отойди, ...
Ukrainian:відчепися, відчепись, ...
Hindi:दूर हो जाओ, परेशान करना बंद करो, ...
Bengali:চলে যাওয়া, বিরক্ত না করা, ...
Catalan:marxar, deixar de molestar, ...
Czech:dát pokoj, nechat někoho na pokoji, ...
Danish:gå væk, stoppe med at irritere, ...
Dutch:oprotten, niet storen, ...
Greek:φύγε, σταμάτα να με ενοχλείς, ...
Hungarian:lekopni, békén hagyni, ...
Khmer:ទៅឱ្យឆ្ងាយ, ឈប់រំខាន, ...
Korean:꺼져, 귀찮게 하지 마, ...
Persian:دست بردار, مزاحم نشو, ...
Polish:spadaj, nie przeszkadzaj, ...
Portuguese (BR):sair fora, cai fora, ...
Romanian:a pleacă, ...
Swedish:stick iväg, sluta störa, ...
Thai:ไปให้พ้น, หยุดกวน, ...
Turkish:defol, rahatsız etmeyi bırak, ...
Vietnamese:biến đi, ngừng làm phiền, ...

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