round the bend en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Crazy, mad or insane.
You're bloody berko, Koko! And who's driving? Manny? He's more round the bend than you!
2005, Henrik Moller, Renaissance, page 263:The sixth phone call drove him round the bend.
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(idiomatic) Close to or in close proximity to another location.
Down the hill and round the bends, Thomas and his friends.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see round, bend.
I had travelled one morning down to Aylesbury, and had left my train, and was about to cross the footbridge, when I heard the imperious whistle of a "B1." I paused, and round the bend came the "Master Cutler" with its engine working absolutely flat out.
1955 April, W. J. Alcock, “Unforgettable Moments”, in Railway Magazine, page 271:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| around the bend | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
pl stuknięty (mad, crazy) · de kopflos (mad, crazy) · de durchgeknallt (mad, crazy) · pl szalony (mad, crazy) · pl zwariowany (mad, crazy) · de meschugge (mad, crazy)