around the bend

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variants or British round the bend

Synonyms of around the bend next

: mentally unsound

appears to have gone around the bend

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1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of around the bend was in 1929

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Last Updated: 24 Feb 2026 - Definition revised

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