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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Following the punt, Rodgers preceded to throw an interception on his first pass after the ball bounced off Adams’ hands and into linebacker Tyrel Dodson’s at the Jets’ 15-yard line. Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025 The deputy — perceiving he was being targeted — stopped being polite and rammed the bicyclist, sending him bouncing off the hood, sailing through hedges and crashing to the ground, a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office video shows. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025 The ball bounced off both players simultaneously before Johnson tipped it again, back toward the field of play. Michael Silver, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 When the studio Naughty Dog released a remastered version of The Last of Us: Part II this year, light bounced off lakes and puddles with a more realistic shimmer. Zachary Small, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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