bounce off

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === bounce off (third-person singular simple present bounces off, present participle bouncing off, simple past and past participle bounced off) (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To test (ideas) on someone. (transitive) To use as a springboard for further discussion. (intransitive) To move away with a bouncing movement. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bounce,‎ off. ==== Derived terms ==== bounce off the walls === See also === run by === References === “bounce an idea off”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.