Phrasal Verbs
- 1(especially of someone's eyes) to be wide open and stick out Their eyes were bugging out of their heads when they saw it. I think it made his eyes bug out more than usual.
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- 2to leave a place or situation, especially because it is becoming dangerous We should bug out now before it's too late. They decided it was time to bug out.
- 3to become too frightened to do something Susan started to bug out when she heard a noise in the bushes.