Bug out
Bug out verb - To hasten away from something dangerous or frightening.
Go ape
Mutual synonyms
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Go ape and Bug out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug_out/go_ape
Bug out & Go ape. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug_out/go_ape>.
Go ape or Bug out. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug_out/go_ape.
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