- bounce an idea off someone
- ► bounce an idea off someone informal discuss an idea with another person in order to test or improve it.Main Entry: ↑bounce
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bounce an idea off someone — informal discuss an idea with someone in order to test or improve it. → bounce … English new terms dictionary
bounce an idea off someone — informal share an idea with another person in order to get feedback on it … Useful english dictionary
bounce — ► VERB 1) spring quickly up or away from a surface after hitting it. 2) move or jump up and down repeatedly. 3) (of light or sound) reflect back from a surface. 4) (bounce back) recover well after a setback or problem. 5) informal (of a cheque)… … English terms dictionary
bounce — verb 1》 (of an object, especially a ball) spring quickly up or away from a surface after hitting it. ↘(of light, sound, or an electronic signal) reflect back from a surface. ↘(also bounce back) (of an email) be returned to its sender… … English new terms dictionary
bounce something off (of) someone — tv. o try out an idea on someone; to get someone’s opinion of an idea. □ Let me bounce this off of you. □ I bounced the idea off Gary, but he wasn’t at all impressed … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
idea — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, clever, excellent, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, wonderful ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bounce — [c]/baʊns / (say bowns) verb (bounced, bouncing) –verb (i) 1. to move with a bound, and rebound, as a ball: a ball bounces back from the wall. 2. to burst ebulliently (into or out of): to bounce into and out of a room. 3. to boast; show off. 4.… …
bounce — 1 verb 1 MOVE FROM A SURFACE (I, T) if a ball or other object bounces, it immediately moves away from a surface it has just hit, or you make it move in this way (+ off): The ball bounced off the crossbar and into the net. | bounce sth on/against… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
let me bounce this off you — You can say this when you present an idea or plan to someone in order to test their reaction or obtain feedback. I think I ve found a way of making money. Let me bounce this off you … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Beer die — is a drinking game. Standard rules call for four players, a die, table, four cups, and beer. Unlike most beer based games, drinking and scoring are unrelated.OriginsThere is no consensus on where the sport originated as numerous colleges and… … Wikipedia
