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Phrase(s): bounce something back and forth
1. Lit. to bat, toss, or throw something alternately between two people. (Usually a ball.) • The two guys bounced the ball back and forth. • John and Timmy bounced it back and forth. 2. Fig. to discuss an idea back and forth among a group of people. • Let’s bounce these ideas back and forth awhile and see what we come up with. • The idea was bounced back and forth for about an hour.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs