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View synonyms for bounce back

bounce back

verb

  1. intr, adverb to recover one's health, good spirits, confidence, etc, easily after a setback
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a recovery following a setback
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Idioms and Phrases

Recover quickly, as in She had pneumonia, but she bounced back in less than a week . This expression is a metaphor for the rebound of a ball or some elastic material.
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Example Sentences

The BBC attempted to make contact with Ticket Maestro using the email address it had used to communicate with customers but it bounced back.

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But not putting things into place can lead to devastating consequences that can be tough to bounce back from.

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How do India bounce back from historic Test series defeat?

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"I really do enjoy being on episodes with other people because you do bounce back, there's other stories that are triggered in your mind and it's nice," she says.

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The only team Everton have beaten away this season is Ipswich, so I would not feel confident backing them to bounce back with a win here.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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