Bug
Bug verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: these incessant phone calls are really starting to bug me
Put out
Put out verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Byrne could put out an album that cured cancer in everyone who heard it, and people would still bug him about reuniting Talking Heads.
Source: Tough Act to Follow -
Pixar put out cassette tapes with corresponding songbooks including songs "sung" by the characters in A Bug's Life and the first Toy Story.
Source: Image Song - Put out for the 25th anniversary of the series, but arrived with a nasty surprise: a Game-Breaking Bug located during one of the last segments of the game.
Source: Christmas Rushed
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