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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Picking up the little habits, bouncing off nutrition and dietary things off my wife has helped as well.
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
That run came on a Wells double, which bounced off the top of the right field wall in the second inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Just 31 seconds after the Ducks equalized, Kopitar secured 20-goal campaign No. 14 with a deft deflection from the high slot that bounced off the ice and past Dostál.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2025
But Hoerner’s throw was a bit wide and a bit low and bounced off Turner’s glove with Machado a step from the bag.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
That run came on a Wells double, which bounced off the top of the right field wall in the second inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Just 31 seconds after the Ducks equalized, Kopitar secured 20-goal campaign No. 14 with a deft deflection from the high slot that bounced off the ice and past Dostál.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2025
But Hoerner’s throw was a bit wide and a bit low and bounced off Turner’s glove with Machado a step from the bag.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Bounce off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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