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round the bend
*(a)round the bend
1. Fig. crazy; having lost sanity. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) I think this job is sending me around the bend. She sounds like she's round the bend already.
2. intoxicated from alcohol or drugs. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) One more of those, and you'll be around the bend. From the glassy look in her eyes, I'd say she is completely round the bend now.
round the bend
(informal) crazy Tell me frankly: do you think my father's round the bend? I was sure I'd locked that door. I must be going round the bend.
See bend over backwards, bend the rules