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
Take off
Take off verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Goslyn tells Honker to take off his clothes, and his eyes bug out.
Source: Take Off Your Clothes
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