bounce around
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]
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How to use bounce around in a sentence
As the driver hurled the heavy vehicle along, all Jason could do was bounce around in the bottom.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonAll of a sudden tiny little balls of cold lead were beginning to bounce around in the pit of his stomach.
Dave Dawson on the Russian Front | R. Sidney BowenAs the Colonel General spoke, the old familiar lumps of cold lead began to bounce around in Dawson's stomach.
Dave Dawson on the Russian Front | R. Sidney BowenIn order to refresh myself afterward, I swallowed a bowlful of cider, and I began to bounce around as if possessed.
Original Short Stories, Volume 7 (of 13) | Guy de MaupassantFurthermore, with less room for the shot to bounce around the bore, the cannon would "not be spoiled so soon."
Artillery Through the Ages | Albert Manucy
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