bounce around

1. Move around from one person or place to another. For example, The staff spent the morning bouncing around ideas to improve sales , or She had been bouncing around from one job to another . This term alludes to a ball bouncing among players. [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]

2. Treat roughly or unfairly, as in Quit bouncing me around; I won't stand for it . This usage is based on a somewhat earlier meaning of bounce , “to beat up” or “coerce.” ] Slang ; c. 1970]

Example Sentences

As the driver hurled the heavy vehicle along, all Jason could do was bounce around in the bottom.

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All of a sudden tiny little balls of cold lead were beginning to bounce around in the pit of his stomach.

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As the Colonel General spoke, the old familiar lumps of cold lead began to bounce around in Dawson's stomach.

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In order to refresh myself afterward, I swallowed a bowlful of cider, and I began to bounce around as if possessed.

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Furthermore, with less room for the shot to bounce around the bore, the cannon would "not be spoiled so soon."

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