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round the twist (British & Australian informal)

crazy She's completely round the twist - just sits there all day talking to herself. I put the milk in the cupboard and the sugar in the fridge. I think I'm going round the twist.

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But the device, which adults usually can't hear, drove neighbour Stephen Howes and his wife round the twist. Mallet attack sparked by noise of device; Neighbour's 'cat scarer' ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Anyone who's ever worked in an office knows it's these little things which can drive your colleagues round the twist. Workmate takes the biscuit for being mean by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) A An incessantly barking dog can send anyone round the twist and four to five hours at a time must be intolerable. Neighbour's dog is barking mad; pets corner by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			rotten apple spoils the barrel rotten egg rotten luck rotten to the core rough rough and ready rough edges rough idea rough in rough it rough justice rough out rough stuff rough trade rough up rough-and-ready rough-and-tumble round round and round round down round off round off to round out round the bend round the clock round the twist round up round-trip ticket roundabout rounding error rouse rouse from rouse out of rouse to roust out of rout out of some place route route around route to rove row row out to royal rub rub against rub at rub away rub down rub elbows rub elbows with rub in			Round Table Deutschland Round Table Knights Round Table New Zealand Round Table of Britain and Ireland Round Table of Goodness Round Table Owners Association Round Table Pizza, Inc. Round Table San Marino Round Table Session Round Tables on the Environment and the Economy round tape round the bend round the bend round the bend round the bend round the bend round the bend Round the Bend Players round the clock round the clock round the clock round the clock round the clock round the corner round the corner round the corner round the corner Round the House Round the Island Race Round the Pole round the twist Round the world Round the world Round the world Round the World Minimum Check Round the World Tour Round the World Trip round timber Round to even Round to even Round to even round top round top Round Top State Bank Round Tops Round tower Round tower Round tower Round Towers Round Towers Round Towers round trip round trip round trip round trip Round Trip Average Round Trip Engineering Objects Round Trip Flow Round Trip Light Time Round Trip Time Monitor Round Trip Time Variation

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