bounce around
phrasal verb
bounced around; bouncing around; bounces 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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The ground floor of the two-story location will be the new permanent home of the nomadic Earl of Sandwich fast casual restaurant that has bounced around Downtown Disney over the past few years.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
From the far northeastern province of Badakhshan, the young mother of two was bounced around hospitals there and in the northern city of Kunduz as doctors struggled to treat her gravely ill baby, suffering from a heart problem and severe pneumonia compounded by malnutrition.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The rest of the potential free-agent group is an uninspiring mix of older players who have been there, done that — some who have done it in Cleveland already — and a few young players who have bounced around the league in recent years.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Football is in his blood Kirksey spent the first 18 years of his life bouncing around from one city to another every few years.
—Mike Kaye
february 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
From the far northeastern province of Badakhshan, the young mother of two was bounced around hospitals there and in the northern city of Kunduz as doctors struggled to treat her gravely ill baby, suffering from a heart problem and severe pneumonia compounded by malnutrition.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The rest of the potential free-agent group is an uninspiring mix of older players who have been there, done that — some who have done it in Cleveland already — and a few young players who have bounced around the league in recent years.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Football is in his blood Kirksey spent the first 18 years of his life bouncing around from one city to another every few years.
—Mike Kaye
february 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Bounce around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20around. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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