(a)round the bend



(a)round the bend

1. In close proximity to another location. Said especially when traveling by car, often when literally approaching a bend. The store isn't far from here, it's just around the bend.
2. slang Crazy It's freezing today, and you're not going to wear a coat? Have you gone around the bend?
3. slang Intoxicated from drugs or alcohol. Do you remember last night at all? You were really around the bend!
See also: bend

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VernaVUR-nəEnglish
JonathanJAHN-ə-thən (English), YO-nah-tahn (German)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Biblical
Clifford['klifəd]
GertrÚD-Hungarian
Pilypas-Lithuanian
Federicofe-dhe-REE-ko (Spanish), fe-de-REE-ko (Italian)Spanish, Italian