bounces off the walls
Can't sit still
Bounces off the walls describes someone, usually a child, who is hyperactive and uncontainable—moving constantly, unable to settle down: The kids had so much sugar they were bouncing off the walls.
The image is of someone with such excess energy they ricochet around a room like a ball.
- ricochetsDeflects off hard surfaces
- chattersTalks fast, trivially
- exhilaratedIntensely happy and energized
- reboundsReturns after deflection
- hyperactiveExcessively energetic, easily distracted
high energy · sugar rush · flits · zigzags · restless · jittery · can't sit still · runs around · darts · hops · all over the place · interrupts · giddy · leaps · manic · skips · jumping for joy · distracts