with a/the bug
Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words
Used to indicate that someone is suffering from an illness.
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Examples (10)
- He's off work with a flu bug.
- Many students are absent, down with a stomach bug.
- I was in bed all weekend with that nasty bug that's going around.
- She had to cancel her trip, as she was laid up with a terrible bug.
- The whole team was struggling with the same bug before the final match.
- Please stay home if you are sick with the bug that's been circulating.
- My son is home from school with a tummy bug.
- It's awful being stuck indoors with a winter bug during the holidays.
- The captain missed the last two games with a persistent viral bug.
- Three of my colleagues are off sick with the same bug.