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In addition to the idioms beginning with BUG, Also see CUTE AS A BUTTON (BUG'S EAR); PUT A BUG IN SOMEONE'S EAR; SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG; WHAT'S EATING (BUGGING) YOU.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun infectious illness ADJ. nasty | flu, stomach, tummy VERB + BUG have | catch, come/go down with, get, pick up BUG + VERB go around/round A stomach bug has been going round at school. | strike sb down PREP. with a/the ~ off work with a flu bugILLNESS sudden interest in sth VERB + BUG be bitten by, catch, get She's been bitten by the travel bug. BUG + VERB bite (sb) sth wrong in a system/machine ADJ. minor, slight | computer, software
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): bug someone
to irritate someone; to bother someone. • Go away! Stop bugging me! • Leave me alone. Go bug someone else.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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bug
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bug
a nasty/horrible bug
• It was a really nasty bug.
a stomach bug
( also a tummy bug more informal )
• He’s off school with a stomach bug.
a flu bug
• We’ve all had a horrible flu bug.
a 24-hour/2-day etc bug
• The doctor says it’s just a 24-hour bug.
verbs
have a bug
• Two of us had a nasty bug on holiday.
catch/get a bug
• Six out of ten travellers get a stomach bug abroad.
pick up a bug
(= catch one )
• He seems to pick up every bug going.
a bug is going around
(= a lot of people have it )
• A lot of staff are off because there’s a bug going round.
transnet.ir
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noun
insect:
A small bug crawled on the floor.
verb
pester:
He began to bug his classmate.
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