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bounce off the walls

idiom

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


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Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    bounce back

    To recover from a negative situation without seemingly any damage.

  2. 02

    bounce off

    To test (ideas) on someone.

  3. 03

    climb the walls

    To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to exhibit great agitation.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    if these walls could talk

    Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.

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