bounce back
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Definition
Verb: - To recover or return to a previous, typically better, state after a setback, difficulty, or illness. It implies resilience and a return of strength, spirits, or success.
Usage
This phrasal verb is used to describe a positive recovery from a negative situation. It is often used in contexts of health, economics, sports, and personal morale. - It is commonly followed by the preposition "from" to specify the cause of the setback (e.g., bounce back from an injury). - It can be used intransitively, without a direct object.
Examples
- After a week in bed, she bounced back quickly and returned to work.
- The stock market fell sharply but is expected to bounce back next quarter.
- Our team lost the first two games, but we bounced back to win the championship.
- It took him months to bounce back from the loss of his job.
Advanced Usage
- "Bounce-back ability" (noun): Refers to the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
- Her incredible bounce-back ability is admired by her colleagues.
- Used in business and marketing to describe a recovery in customer engagement or sales after a decline.
- The email campaign achieved a high bounce-back rate from previously inactive subscribers.
Variants and Related Words
- Recover (verb): To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
- Rebound (verb): To bounce back through the action of physical force; also used metaphorically for recovery.
- Rally (verb): To recover in health, spirits, or value; to come together for a common purpose.
- Resilience (noun): The capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties.
Synonyms
- Recover
- Recuperate
- Rally
- Rebound
- Revive
Related Phrasal Verbs / Idioms
- Pull through: To survive or recover from a serious illness or difficulty.
- The doctors are confident she will pull through.
- Get back on one's feet: To recover from a financial, emotional, or physical setback.
- After the bankruptcy, it took years for the company to get back on its feet.
- Turn the corner: To pass a critical point in an illness or difficult situation and begin to improve.
- The patient is very weak, but the doctors think she has turned the corner.
Verb
- improve in health
- He got well fast