"on the bounce" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the bounce.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the bounce, {{en-PP}} on the bounce
  1. (British, idiomatic, informal, chiefly sports) consecutively, in succession Tags: British, idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-on_the_bounce-en-prep_phrase-poCHFfxK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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          "ref": "2001 October 8, \"Popey\", “Sunday League Footie”, in alt.sports.soccer.everton (Usenet):",
          "text": "A tough openeing to our Kettering Area Division 4 season, with going out of the cup in the first round, and three straight losses on the bounce.",
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          "text": "After those eleven wins on the bounce, it’s desperately disappointing, but Ellison doesn’t seem too down when I find him back on Katana.",
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          "ref": "2007, Neil Boulton, Vamos! the Avon Plate Story, →ISBN, page 33:",
          "text": "Two wins on the bounce. It obviously wasn't luck last week.",
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