got a bug

Example Sentences

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“To me, that sounds like somebody’s got a bug in their system,” he says.

From The Verge • Feb. 10, 2022

“In high school is when I think I got a bug for this whole choir teaching thing,” he said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2021

Feiler, a serial best-selling author and New York Times columnist, got a bug in his bonnet that ol’ Adam and Eve aren’t getting their due these days.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2017

We'd say, 'I swear they've got a bug in the house.'

From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2012

"Would y'all mind taking a picture of me standing next to the waiter? I'd have my friend do it, but she's got a bug up her butt."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris