bug out

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌbug ˈout derived
(informal)
1. (NAmE)(especially of sb'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.
2. (NAmE, AustralE)to 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.
3. (NAmE)to become too frightened to do sth
•Susan started to bug out when she heard a noise in the bushes.
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