Bug out
Bug out verb - To hasten away from something dangerous or frightening.
Usage example: the ground soldiers bugged out just before the start of the aerial bombing
Face
Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.
Both terms in one sentence
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There are several examples in Critters, the best being how the father's eyes bug out when one of the Crites' venomous quills slams into the wood of the staircase, just an inch or so from his face.
Source: Oh Crap / Film
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