| 词汇 | round the bend |
| 释义 | Idiom 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. round the bend ⇨ round the bend; around the bendadjective mad, crazy; eccentric. Probably a naval coinage, widespread by the mid-C20 UK, 1929(a)round the bend1. 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! *(a)round the bend1. 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 bendmainly BRITISH, INFORMALCOMMON If someone is round the bend, their ideas or behaviour are very strange or foolish. I actually used to look at mountaineers and think they were a little bit round the bend. If anyone told me a few months ago that I'd meet a marvellous person like you, I'd have said they were round the bend. round the bend (or twist)crazy; mad. informal 1998 Spectator She combines a fondness for holidays in Switzerland with an amiable husband…who saves her from going completely round the bend. (drive somebody/be/go) round the ˈbend/ˈtwist(informal, especially British English) (make somebody/be/become) crazy: I’m going round the twist trying to repair this machine. Nothing I do seems to work.He practises the same tune all day; it drives me round the bend (= annoys me very much).round the bendverbSee around the bend |
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