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# round the bend

phrase (idiom; adjective phrase: go round the bend, drive someone round the bend; US: around the bend)

«round the bend» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (informal, UK) mad, crazy.
2. (informal) very angry or annoyed ("drive me round the bend").
3. literally, past a curve in a road or river.

### In the lessons

Used in everyday British talk, often jokingly, to say someone is crazy or very irritating; informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand. Can be unkind about real mental illness.

### Examples

- That dripping tap is driving me round the bend!
- Grandpa says the neighbours have gone round the bend.
- You'll drive your mum round the bend with that drum.
- The shop is just round the bend in the road.
- "Have you gone round the bend? It's freezing!"
- The river disappears round the bend.

### Note

Not polite about people who are really ill; better "mentally ill". Literal sense about roads exists too, so check the context. Same as "round the twist".