bugged out
Left in haste
Bugged out describes eyes wide with shock, fear, or disbelief—bulging as if about to pop from the head: His eyes bugged out when he saw the bill.
It also means left hastily, especially to flee danger or abandon a position: We bugged out before the cops showed up.
In military slang, bugging out is a rapid, sometimes panicked retreat.
- lost itSuddenly gave way emotionally
- escapedGot away from confinement
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- panickedOverwhelmed by sudden fear
- fledEscaped from danger
lost my mind · ran for the hills · alarmed · went crazy · wide-eyed · skedaddled · took off · startled · bailed · spooked · hightailed · hit the road · beat feet · flew the coop · evacuated · vamoosed · retreated · ghosted
- lost controllost control, lost it, snapped, went crazy, went nuts
- malfunction termsbroke, crashed, failed, froze, glitched
- disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded
bugged outcalm
Free from agitation
composed · collected · level-headed · cool as a cucumber · unfazed
bugged outstayed put
Continued in place
remained · dug in · arrived · moved in · settled in
bugged outsquinted
Narrowed one's eyes
narrowed · deadpan · poker-faced · stone-faced · half-closed
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