bug out

Meaning

1. 1

   (especially of sb's eyes) to be wide open and stick out

   Their eyes were bugging out of their heads when they saw it.

2. 2

   to leave a place or situation, especially because it is becoming dangerous

   We should bug out now before it's too late.

3. 3

   to become too frightened to do sth

   Susan started to bug out when she heard a noise in the bushes.

In the movies · 7

• My bug-out car.The Gray Man2022
• Stay with the plane. Be ready to bug out. I'll be back before dark.World War Z2013
• I'll have them take all the bugs out.The Aviator2004
• This is Voodoo Three. Remaining MiGs are bugging out.Top Gun1986
• Yeah, bugged the hell out of me.Jumanji: The Next Level2019
• Like a bug coming out of your mouth.Scarface1983
• Yo, Bugs. Check it out.Space Jam: A New Legacy2021

From the same entry

• bug the hell out of
• bug off