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round the bend
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*(a)round the bend 
1. Fig. crazy; having lost sanity. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) I think this job is sending me around the bend. She sounds like she's round the bend already.
2. intoxicated from alcohol or drugs. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) One more of those, and you'll be around the bend. From the glassy look in her eyes, I'd say she is completely round the bend now.
See also: bend, round

round the bend  (informal)
crazy Tell me frankly: do you think my father's round the bend? I was sure I'd locked that door. I must be going round the bend.
See bend over backwards, bend the rules
See also: bend, round


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Lenson Express contested the Pall Mall a couple of years ago, and had his back legs taken in the semi-final just when he was about to go round the bend in a nice pitch.
As I turned the wheel to go round the bend, the car wasn't reacting.
Speaking at the crash site, Chief Insp John Maddox said: "It looks like the bus hadn't managed to go round the bend.
 
 
 
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