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*crazy as a betsy bug and *crazy as a peach-orchard boar; *crazy as a loon

Rur. acting as if insane. (*Also: as ~.) Tom: Susan says she's really the Queen of England. Bill: She's crazy as a betsy bug. Jill: David's a little eccentric, isn't he? Jane: Crazy as a loon, I'd say. What's wrong with Jim? He's acting as crazy as a peach-orchard boar.

See also: crazy

*cute as a bug's ear

very cute. (*Also: as ~.) That little baby is cute as a bug's ear.

See also: cute, ear

*snug as a bug in a rug

Cliché wrapped up tight, warm, and comfortable. (Playful; often used when addressing a child. *Also: as ~.) The bedroom in Aunt Jane's house was cold, but after she wrapped me up in four or five quilts and put a stocking cap on my head, I was snug as a bug in a rug and ready to go to sleep. Alan: Are you warm enough? Jane: Yes, I'm as snug as a bug in a rug.

See also: rug, snug

bitten by the same bug

Fig. having the same need, desire, or obsession. Bob and I were both bitten by the same bug and ended up getting new cars at the same time.

See also: bitten, same

bug someone

to irritate someone; to bother someone. Go away! Stop bugging me! Leave me alone. Go bug someone else.

bug off 

1. Sl. to cease bothering [someone]. Hey, bug off! Your comments are annoying. I wish you would bug off!

2. Sl. Get out!; Go away! (Usually Bug off!) Bug off! Get out of my sight! Bug off and leave me alone!

bug out 

1. Sl. to pack up and leave or retreat. Orders are to bug out by oh-nine-hundred. Okay, everybody, move it! We're bugging out.

2. Sl. to get out of somewhere fast. I gotta find a way to bug out of here without getting caught. Okay, the downpour has stopped. Let's bug out.

See also: out

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be as snug as a bug in a rug  (humorous)

to feel very comfortable and warm because you are in bed or under a cover You get in your nice warm bed with your teddy and you'll be as snug as a bug in a rug!

See also: rug, snug

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bug out (slang)

1. to become upset and excited I said I would do it, and then I started thinking and I was kind of bugging out about the whole thing.

2. to leave suddenly When it was time for him to show up for his army service, he bugged out for one of the islands.

See also: out