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bounce off

idiom
Meaning

To test (ideas) on someone.


Examples
SIMPLE

I want to bounce some ideas off you.

CONTEXTUAL

Before I present this project to the boss, I need to bounce a few thoughts off my colleague.

COMPLEX

The author often invited his most trusted editor to dinner, specifically to bounce new plot concepts off her before committing them to the page.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    bounce back

    To recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damage.

  2. 02

    bounce off the walls

    To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.

  3. 03

    dead cat bounce

    A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.

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