one's marbles

one's marbles
Ones sanity.

I dont think hes got his marbles.


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  • one's marbles — (slang) Have or lose one s wits ● marble …   Useful english dictionary

  • one's marbles — informal one s mental faculties. → marble …   English new terms dictionary

  • have all one’s marbles — tv. to have all one’s mental faculties; to be mentally sound. (See also lose (all) one’s marbles. Have got can replace have.) □ I don’t think he has all his marbles. □ Do you think Bob has all his marbles? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • lose (all) one’s marbles — tv. to become crazy. (See also have all one’s marbles.) □ Have you lost all your marbles? □ She acts like she lost her marbles …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • have\ all\ one's\ marbles — • have all one s buttons • have all one s marbles v. phr. slang To have all your understanding; be reasonable. Usually used in the negative or conditionally. Mike acts sometimes as if he didn t have all his buttons. He would not go to town… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lose one's marbles — vb to become deranged or feeble minded, go crazy. Marbles, when referring to male faculties, usually refers to testicles, but in this case one s wits or intelligence are in question. The origin of this phrase is uncertain, in spite of many… …   Contemporary slang

  • lose one's marbles —    If someone loses their marbles, they become mentally confused, or no longer behave sensibly or rationally.     The old man is acting very strangely. He seems to have lost his marbles …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • lose one's marbles — ► lose one s mind (or marbles) informal go insane. Main Entry: ↑lose …   English terms dictionary

  • lose one's marbles — {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazed. * /Stan must have lost his marbles; he is hopelessly pursuing a happily married woman./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lose one's marbles — {v. phr.} To go mad; become crazed. * /Stan must have lost his marbles; he is hopelessly pursuing a happily married woman./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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