bounce back
/ˌbaʊns ˈbæk/NEUTRAL · C1
Meaning
to become successful again after a failure
Examples
- 1After losing her job, Aisha bounced back and started her own business.
- 2The shop had a terrible first year, but it bounced back quickly.
- 3Leo failed his first driving test, but he bounced back and passed a month later.
- 4Can a village shop bounce back after a big supermarket opens next door?
- 5Our sales fell badly in spring, but they've bounced back since the summer.
Grammar
bounce is regular: bounced, bouncing. The problem often follows from.
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All 20 idioms and the topic quiz →down the drainwasted, with nothing to show for itagainst all oddsalthough success seemed very unlikelymiss the boatto lose a chance by acting too slowlyfall flatto fail to have the effect that was intendedmake the gradeto be good enough to succeeda flash in the pana success that happens once and does not last
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