bat around

To talk about ideas or options in a relaxed way without deciding anything yet; to hit something back and forth.

"Let's bat some ideas around before the formal meeting starts."

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The AI Frontier and How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else — Elad Gil

Tim Ferriss · 98:53

there's anything else we want to bat around we can bat it around,

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Garage Strength · 1:30

So, I'm going to go into some key things right off the bat around background.

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