bounce back (from something)

bounce back (from something)
bounce back (from something)
1. Lit. [for something] to rebound; [for something] to return bouncing from where it had been. •

The ball bounced back from the wall.

A rubber ball always bounces back.

2. and bounce back (after something) Fig. [for someone] to recover after a disability, illness, blow, or defeat. (See also rebound from something.) •

She bounced back from her illness quickly.

She bounced back quickly after her illness.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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