bounce off
phrasal verb
bounced off; bouncing off; bounces off
informal
: to talk about (something, such as an idea) with (someone) in an informal way in order to get an opinion
I wanted to bounce some ideas off you before the meeting.
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The Instagram clip shows Lola bouncing off the walls with her puppy energy, rolling out the entire toilet paper roll onto the floor and jumping from couch to floor and back again with a bad case of the zoomies.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Riq Woolen undercut a crossing route and snagged a pass intended for Elijah Arroyo, but the ball bounced off the cornerback’s hands and was hauled in by the rookie tight end for a short gain.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Espinoza’s curling free kick bounced off the crossbar.
—Jon Becker, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
The impact of the crash caused the vessel to catapult into the Shinnecock Canal wall, bounce off it and then slam into another section of the jetty before ultimately running aground on the sand.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Riq Woolen undercut a crossing route and snagged a pass intended for Elijah Arroyo, but the ball bounced off the cornerback’s hands and was hauled in by the rookie tight end for a short gain.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Espinoza’s curling free kick bounced off the crossbar.
—Jon Becker, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
The impact of the crash caused the vessel to catapult into the Shinnecock Canal wall, bounce off it and then slam into another section of the jetty before ultimately running aground on the sand.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
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“Bounce off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20off. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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