Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

round the bend

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: round the bend
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Crazy, mad or insane.

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Close to or in close proximity to another location.

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see round, bend.

Example Sentences

"The sixth phone call drove him round the bend."
"You're bloody berko, Koko! And who's driving? Manny? He's more round the bend than you!"
"Down the hill and round the bends, Thomas and his friends."
"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."

Inflected Forms

around the bend (alternative)

Synonyms

balmy barmy bats batty bonkers buggy cracked crackers daft dotty fruity haywire

Questions

What does round the bend mean?: Crazy, mad or insane.

How to pronounce round the bend

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