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Meaning of round the bend | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Crazy, mad or insane.
    idiomatic
  2. Close to or in close proximity to another location.
    idiomatic
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see round, bend.

Equivalents

Examples

“You're bloody berko, Koko! And who's driving? Manny? He's more round the bend than you!”
“Down the hill and round the bends, Thomas and his friends.”
“As the car rounded the bend the mountain chain/range came into view.”
“I had travelled one morning down to Aylesbury, and had left my train, and was about to cross the footbridge, when I heard the imperious whistle of a "B1." I paused, and round the bend came the "Master Cutler" with its engine working absolutely flat out.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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