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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Also, the constant presence of Neel Sethi’s Mowgli is important in giving all the CGI animal characters a human being to bounce off.
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Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The ball cleared the outfield concourse and bounced off the roof of a building on the outer edge of the stadium.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
The overall market bounced off its lows of the day in afternoon trading.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
This time, a Mikhail Sergachev clearing attempt bounced off Rasmus Dahlin’s hand in the neutral zone and made it into the empty net.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The ball cleared the outfield concourse and bounced off the roof of a building on the outer edge of the stadium.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
The overall market bounced off its lows of the day in afternoon trading.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
This time, a Mikhail Sergachev clearing attempt bounced off Rasmus Dahlin’s hand in the neutral zone and made it into the empty net.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 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 9 Apr. 2025.
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