Bug out
Bug out verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: the strange visitor bugged out without so much as saying a word
Go off
Go off verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: don't go off without telling us where we can find you
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The Cloister Bell begins to go off, but the Doctor declares "no" and valiantly throws himself into the next episode preview.Tropes: Abandon Ship: The crew makes a hasty attempt to bug out, but Maggie gets on the shuttle and infects Ed before he can lock her out.
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