To Lose Their Marbles

In the 1954 film the caine mutiny humphrey bogart linked insanity with marbles when he showed his character the demented lt.

To lose their marbles.

It can only be assigned to players who have completed the buyers and cellars quest and the first caper from tiny acorns. Lose one s marbles to be or become mentally deficient incompetent or deranged. Become irrational or senile. To become of unsound mind.

To be or become mentally deficient incompetent or deranged. The underlying reference is apparently to the children s game played with multicoloured glass balls. Also used in the past tense phrase. I ve been so sleep deprived lately that it feels like i ve lost my marbles.

Informal marbles as a term for a person s mental faculties probably originated as early 20th century american slang. Meaning pronunciation translations and examples. Lose one s marbles definition. My poor grandmother started losing her marbles after she had a stroke.

Queeg restlessly jiggling a set of metal balls when under stress in court. Such as in the peter pan film hook from the 90 s. Become irrational or senile. Bogart s performance was so affecting that many have supposed the film to be the source of the phrase.

Lost her marbles is the second caper involving the lumbridge thieves guild. The orgin of the phrase is unknown but has been referenced numerous times in popular culuture. Informal marbles as a term for a person s mental faculties probably originated as early 20th century american slang. Lose your marbles go insane.

My poor grandmother started losing her marbles after she had a stroke. If you say that someone has lost their marbles you mean that their ideas or behaviour. Lose your marbles go insane. The underlying reference is apparently to the children s game played with multicoloured glass balls.