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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. *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. 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. 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 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! 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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SANTA CLARITA -- The kid who 20 years ago loved turning over rocks, picking bugs off flowers and catching frogs in a creek now does it for a living. Now let's address the long-standing belief that it's better to spray fruits and vegetables with pesticides to keep bugs off them. In what may appear to be the quietest music class ever, students learn to knock the bugs off the screen by tapping the correct musical note on the digital keyboard at the bottom of the screen. |
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