bug out

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To bulge outward or protrude: To swell or stick out suddenly, often in a rounded shape.
    • To leave or depart hastily, especially in alarm: To retreat or exit a place quickly, often due to fear or a sudden emergency. (This is a separate, idiomatic meaning).
Usage and Examples

  • Verb (to bulge):

    • The frog's eyes bugged out when it saw the predator.
    • The old balloon bugged out in strange places before it popped.

  • Verb (to depart hastily):

    • When the fire alarm sounded, we all bugged out of the building.
    • The soldiers were ordered to bug out before the enemy arrived.
Advanced Usage
  • "to bug out on someone": To abandon or leave someone suddenly, often leaving them in a difficult situation.
    • He promised to help, but he bugged out on us at the last minute.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bug-eyed (adj): Having eyes that are bulging or wide open, especially from surprise or fear.
    • The bug-eyed child stared at the magician.
Synonyms
  • Bulge: To swell or curve outward.
  • Protrude: To extend beyond or above a surface.
  • Flee: To run away from danger.
  • Scram: To leave a place quickly (informal).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Bug off: An informal, often rude, command telling someone to go away.
    • He told the annoying salesman to bug off.
Related Idioms
  • Make one's eyes bug out: To cause someone to stare in wide-eyed surprise or astonishment.
    • The size of the diamond was enough to make anyone's eyes bug out.
Verb
  1. bulge outward
    • His eyes popped

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