round the bend
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8.2
- idiom
- Slur
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- With all those strange ideas and behaviors, it's clear he has gone round the bend.
- gone round the bend
Examples
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His obsession with conspiracy theories made everyone think he was a bit round the bend.
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This drives me round the bend.
Blog text (30) -
Same thing with another friend, who went completely round the bend for Robert Plant after I made the mistake of introducing her to Led Zeppelin, whose existence she had somehow missed during college.
Blog text (18) -
After the constant stress at work, she finally felt like she was going round the bend.
Synonyms
98
5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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8.2
Strange and silly in a way people call crazy
55
7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
26
8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
18
5.8
Silly in a way that is slightly funny
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7.9
A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way
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8.6
Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way
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8.4
Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves
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8.2
Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless
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8.5
Someone who behaves in a slightly strange or silly way
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9.3
To be very confused or act in a strange way
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9.9
Not behaving in a normal or sensible way
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9.9
Acting in a strange, confused way and not thinking clearly
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8.1
Acting strange or not thinking clearly
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7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
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8.4
Being a little crazy or foolish
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
Acting or feeling very strange
Acting in a very strange and not sensible way
Someone who acts a little crazy
Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way
A bit crazy or silly in a strange way
Strange in a funny or slightly crazy way
Antonyms
How Crazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'crazy' cannot be predictably derived from the literal meanings of 'round' (to go around) and 'bend' (a curve); the phrase denotes a mental state rather than a physical location. This is an informal, language-specific idiom/metaphor (common in British English) that B1 learners who only know the constituents are unlikely to infer without prior exposure.
Etymology
The idiom round the bend may come from the picture of someone going round a sharp bend in the road and moving out of sight or away from the usual path. So, if someone is round the bend, they are seen as 'not thinking or behaving normally', in other words 'crazy'.