beetle off

beetle off
verb
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
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The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas

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When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out

Syn: ↑run off, ↑run out, ↑bolt, ↑bolt out
Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑go forth, ↑go away
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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beetle off
1. To hurry away like a beetle, scurry (informal)
2. To fly (RAF sl)
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Main Entry:beetle

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ˌbeetle ˈoff ˌbeetle a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they beetle off he/she/it beetles off present participle beetling off past tense beetled off past participle beetled off] british informal phrasal verb
to go somewhere quickly, especially when you do not wish to be seen
Thesaurus: to move somewhere quicklysynonym
Main entry: beetle

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