around the bend
Idioms-
Around a curve or corner on a road or pathway, as in Peter's house is just around the bend . Also see around the corner , def. 1.
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Also, round the bend . Crazy, insane, as in Throwing out that perfectly good steak? Have you gone round the bend? [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]
Example Sentences
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Reid doesn’t rely only on supply-and-demand models to forecast what’s around the bend.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Apple’s stock has had a rough start to the year, but one analyst sees good news around the bend.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026
"But it fell around the bend and crashed into a building."
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
“And I come around the bend and I look at their tops and they’re brown, they’re not green. As I got closer, I could see that their trunks were scorched.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023
Cray-Cray's cart zoomed around the bend in the path, and for an instant, Ethan's face was lit up by the walkway light overhead.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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