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marbles, Slang. normal rational faculties; sanity; wits; common sense: to have all one's marbles; to lose one's marbles. ... All Granite & Marble Corp; Countertops, Vanity Tops, Fireplace More than 1000 colors, 40,000 slabs; ... see have all one's buttons (marbles).
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Also, have all one's marbles. Be completely sane and rational. For example, Grandma may be in a wheelchair, but she still has all her buttons, or I'm not sure he has all his marbles.
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have all one's marbles ... Fig. to have all one's mental faculties; to be mentally sound. (Very often with a negative or said to convey doubt.) I don't think he has all his marbles. Do you think Bob has all his marbles? ... have a yellow streak down back; have a yellow streak down One's back; have a/ finger on the button;
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Mom "spring cleaned" them one year along with their cigar box homes containing all my ball cards and comics including the first 15 to 20 issues of Spiderman. ... These are Master Marble Stockboxes found in old backstock at a rural Five & Dime store. They are from the 1930's and contain shooter sized marbles.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Marble Mouse with four buttons; Personally, I like this new model (with 4 buttons), ... 5.0 out of 5 stars Best mouse for your laptop!; Our family just loves this mouse. We have 3 different laptops that we use all over and have one of these mice attached to each. ... 5.0 out of 5 stars Pat"s Best;
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She's constantly taking off, running out the front door, dashing away from me in parking lots and the market and nothing I say will make her stay with me. I know this is pretty typical behaviour for someone her age (4.5) but combined with all the other things she does, it's just one more in a list.
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* /If it's all the same to you, I would like to be waited on first./ * /You can get there by car or by bus - it's all one./ [all the same(2)] or [just the same] {adv. phr.}, {informal} As if the opposite were so; nevertheless;
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* /The candidate will meet with his campaign manager tomorrow to map out his campaign strategy./ [marble] See: HAVE ALL ONE'S BUTTONS or HAVE ALL ONE'S MARBLES. [March] See: MAD AS A HATTER or MAD AS A MARCH HARE.
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* /Jill and her mother had a heart-to-heart talk before she decided to move in with Andrew./ [have all one's buttons] or [have all one's marbles] {v. phr.}, {slang} To have all your understanding; be reasonable. - Usually used in the negative or conditionally.
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A review of Logitech Marble Mouse (Best, cheap trackball), a Cool Tool ... Since discovering it some years ago it's all I've bought. In fact, I've finally worn out the buttons on one and I'm waiting for Amazon to ship me a new one even as a I type. Strangely, I haven't been able to find it in stores lately.
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