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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And perhaps no one bounced off the walls with excitement quite like F.P. Santangelo.
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Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
Such waves can travel through common obstacles like plastic containers or interior walls, and bounce off objects to reveal them.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 4 July 2025
His first shot bounced off goalkeeper Nawaf Alaquidi, but the forward quickly corralled the rebound and sent it through Alaquidi’s legs and into the net.
—David Brandt, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Even that runner-up performance was chaos, with Potgieter losing to Brian Campbell at the Mexico Open when Campbell caught a break with a drive bouncing off a tee.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 June 2025
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Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
Such waves can travel through common obstacles like plastic containers or interior walls, and bounce off objects to reveal them.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 4 July 2025
His first shot bounced off goalkeeper Nawaf Alaquidi, but the forward quickly corralled the rebound and sent it through Alaquidi’s legs and into the net.
—David Brandt, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Even that runner-up performance was chaos, with Potgieter losing to Brian Campbell at the Mexico Open when Campbell caught a break with a drive bouncing off a tee.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bounce off
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“Bounce off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20off. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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