See catch the bus on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2000, (unknown), “catching the bus tonight..... I hope.....”, in alt.suicide.holiday (Usenet):",
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"ref": "2004, everwestward, “Is suicide contagious? (was Re: Favorite Songs)”, in alt.suicide.holiday (Usenet):",
"text": "If anyone's curious, here's a song my band recorded (totally raw... it never made it out of the studio). A friend of mine caught the bus, and this was my way of saying \"Peace.\"",
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"ref": "2010, Michael F. Clark, Life By Suicide, page 116:",
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"ref": "2011, Jake Vander Ark, Lighthouse Nights:",
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