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Meaning: (idiomatic,intransitive)Torecoverfrom anegativesituationwithoutseeminglyanydamage.We thought he'd die from the crash, but hebounced backto normal after 10 days in hospital.2018December 8, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 0 Manchester City”, inBBC Sport[1]:Chelseabounced backfrom the disappointment of losing at Wolves in midweek to end City's 21-game unbeaten league run stretching back to April, and a sequence of 14 unbeaten games away from home.2020May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, inRail, page49:The currentCoronaviruspandemic has obviously had an effect on the line's traffic, but I have little doubt that the numbers willbounce backsooner or later because the ELL has proved too vital a link for both business and leisure travel.; (Internet,intransitive)Of anemailmessage, to bereturnedto thesenderbecause it isundeliverable.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seebounce,back.
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