bug in
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To stay where you are and wait out a dangerous situation instead of running away.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To decide to stay at home or in a safe location during a crisis or emergency rather than evacuating.
"With the hurricane approaching, the family decided to bug in rather than risk the congested highways."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily used in survivalist, prepper, and military emergency-planning communities. The opposite of 'bug out'. Increasingly used in casual conversation during events like severe storms or pandemics.
Commonly used with
decision supplies home emergency plan
Forms
Base
bug in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bugs in
he/she/it
Past simple
buged in
yesterday
Past participle
buged in
have + pp
-ing form
buging in
continuous
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