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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His homer ended up in the lawn seating beyond the right-field fence, where a fan caught it on a single bounce off the bullpen roof.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The ball bounced off the back of Galaxy captain Maya Yoshida’s leg and into the visitors’ net.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
Some of his misery has resulted from brilliant deflections or bad bounces off of his defencemen, but Hellebuyck is responsible for enough of his problems to earn the unwanted attention.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
That much was clear during his show Friday night at the Salt Shed, where a bevy of teenage and 20-something fans were bouncing off the walls (literally) from start to finish.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The ball bounced off the back of Galaxy captain Maya Yoshida’s leg and into the visitors’ net.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
Some of his misery has resulted from brilliant deflections or bad bounces off of his defencemen, but Hellebuyck is responsible for enough of his problems to earn the unwanted attention.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
That much was clear during his show Friday night at the Salt Shed, where a bevy of teenage and 20-something fans were bouncing off the walls (literally) from start to finish.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Bounce off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20off. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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