ricochet
Collocations
4ADJ.
smooth
VERB + RICOCHET
love, wait, watch
RICOCHET + NOUN
eternity
PREP.
across, off, through
Definitions
noun
A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
And you've not been hit / By flying lead / You'd better close your eyes / Bow your head / Wait for the ricochet
verb
To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
Everything that could go right for England did although they never felt lucky and they chuckled at Kane’s third that ricocheted off his heel while he was looking the other way.
The truth is that our love / Will ricochet through eternity
To operate upon by ricochet firing.
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Idioms & Phrases
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6And you've not been hit / By flying lead / You'd better close your eyes / Bow your head / Wait for the ricochet
WiktionaryEverything that could go right for England did although they never felt lucky and they chuckled at Kane’s third that ricocheted off his heel while he was looking the other way.
WiktionaryThe truth is that our love / Will ricochet through eternity
WiktionaryBefore the interval an Alibade strike ricocheted off the back of Bright after Ifeoma Onumonu’s cutback. Then in added time Uchenna Kanu smacked a header off the top of the bar.
WiktionaryHe liked to skip rocks in the early morning and watch them ricochet across the smooth surface of the pond.
Tatoeba · #4598277Be careful, the bullet can ricochet off the rock and come towards you.
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