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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“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
If these groups' demographic weight in the GOP weren't enough, they are augmented by heretofore ostensibly sane people who have gone around the bend.
From Salon
They follow her around the bend and behind the castle, where we see a kitchen set up, and everyone immediately discerns there will be a cook-off.
From Salon
“It’s something that we saw around the bend,” she said.
From Seattle Times
Cones steer drivers around the damaged carriageway at Trebella Farm with the lights making sure traffic is one-way around the bend.
From BBC
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