SINCE 1828
bounce around
phrasal verbDefinition of bounce around
informal
: to talk about (something, such as an idea) in an informal way in order to get different opinions about it
We were bouncing some ideas around for the design of the book's cover. They bounced around some plot ideas for a new play.
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