bug off
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Go away and stop bothering me.
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
informal
Used as a rude or impatient command telling someone to go away.
"She was trying to study and finally snapped, telling her little brother to bug off."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2
idiomatic
informal
To leave or go away (used non-imperatively).
"Once the meeting got awkward, he bugged off as quickly as he could."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Chiefly North American. Less vulgar than 'bugger off' but still rude. Often used as an imperative. The verb 'bug' here means to annoy or bother, and 'off' signals dismissal.
Commonly used with
told just immediately please
Forms
Base
bug off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bugs off
he/she/it
Past simple
buged off
yesterday
Past participle
buged off
have + pp
-ing form
buging off
continuous
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