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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.

See also: back, bounce

bounce back (from something)

1. to become healthy again I bounced back in just a few days after the operation.

2. to return to a good condition The economy seems to have bounced back from the recession very quickly.

Etymology: based on the idea of a ball or sounds bouncing back (returning to a particular place)

See also: back, bounce

bounce back

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.

See also: back, bounce

bounce back

v.

1. To rebound after striking an object or a surface: I threw the tennis ball at the wall, and it bounced back and hit me on the head.

2. To recover quickly, as from a setback or illness: Although the surgery was difficult, the patient bounced back to good health very quickly.

See also: back, bounce