- bounce off ((of) something)
- bounce off ((of) something)to rebound from something. (
Of
is usually retained before pronouns.) •The ball bounced off the wall and struck a lamp.
•It hit the wall and bounced off.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bounce off ((of) something)
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off — /ɒf / (say of) adverb 1. away from a position occupied, or from contact, connection, or attachment: to take off one s hat; the handle has come off. 2. to or at a distance from, or away from, a place: to run off. 3. away or out of association or… …
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