bounce off the walls
idiom
: to be too excited and have a lot of energy
The kids are bouncing off the walls.
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The shifting of fluids inside the head, free to bounce off the walls just like the astronauts themselves, might be to blame.
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2012
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2012
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