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round the twist

round the twist prepositional phrase: mad.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (slang) Mad.
  2. (slang) Eccentric.

Questions about round the twist

What does round the twist mean?
Round the twist means mad.
What part of speech is round the twist?
Round the twist is a prepositional phrase.

Words near round the twist in the dictionary

  1. round tables
  2. round the bend
  3. round the clock
  4. round the corner
  5. round the Horn
  6. round the twist
  7. round the wicket
  8. round to
  9. round top
  10. round tops
  11. round trip

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