bug out
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bugs out
Present Participle
bugging out
Past Tense
bugged out
Past Participle
bugged out
1
(of eyes) to protrude or bulge, often from surprise or shock
- His eyes bugged out when he saw the massive bonus on his paycheck.
- I could feel my eyes bugging out as the CEO revealed the new company strategy.
- Their eyes bugged out watching the impressive sales numbers for the quarter.
- I almost bugged out seeing the huge crowd at the product launch.
2
to act anxious, paranoid, or overreact to a situation
- You're bugging out over missing one email; relax.
- He bugged out when he thought the client was unhappy with the report.
- Don't bug out just because the deadline got moved up.
- She started bugging out after hearing the unexpected project changes.
- I almost bugged out when the presentation wouldn't load on my laptop.