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bounce back

verb

intr, adverb to recover one's health, good spirits, confidence, etc, easily after a setback

noun

a recovery following a setback

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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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Joe’s inner monologue pipes up, excitedly stating, “In the canon of epic romances, bouncing back from a gunpoint confessional is practically a genre staple.”

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For the Clarets it is an immediate bounce back, while the Whites took two years to secure their top-flight return.

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Bass portrayed her city as pliant and fierce enough to take the hits and bounce back stronger.

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Swiatek defends her title as she looks to bounce back and close the gap on Sabalenka at the top of the rankings.

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But he bounced back in style in his first fight under respected trainer Andy Lee, who defended his boxer's outpouring of emotion.

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