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.