go on the bend —(coll.) have a drinking spree:
- The apprentice may be a wild youth with an earnest desire to go occasionally “upon the bend.”
go round the bend —(coll.) go crazy or behave as if mad (also: go around the bend):
- If I don’t get some rest, I’ll go round the bend.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase turn the corner—begin to make a recovery from a serious illness or a difficult time:
- Has California’s economy finally turned the corner?