Смысл: marbles

marble1. [ʹmɑ:b(ə)l] n
<Í> 1. мрамор
marble cutting - работа по мрамору
marble quarry - мраморный карьер
2. pl коллекция скульптур из мрамора
3. pl стеклянные шарики (детская игра)
a game of marbles - игра в шарики
to play marbles - играть в шарики
♢ to lose one's marbles - ≅ шариков не хватает дома

2. [ʹmɑ:b(ə)l] a
<Í> 1. мраморный
marble arch - мраморная арка
marble tomb - мраморный склеп, мраморная гробница
marble staircase - мраморная лестница
2. мраморный, белый; холодный как мрамор
marble brow - мраморное чело; гладкое, белое как мрамор чело
he has a marble heart /a heart of marble/ - у него каменное сердце

3. [ʹmɑ:b(ə)l] v
<Í> разделывать, расписывать, окрашивать под мрамор; крапать
to marble linoleum - расписывать линолеум под мрамор

have a few loose marbles Идиома

all his marbles

normal, sensible Dan talks to the door. I wonder if he's got all his marbles.

all the marbles

all the money, the top prize How does it feel to be playing in the final - for all the marbles?

lose your marbles

lose control of your mind, lose it When people grow old, do they lose their marbles?

not have all one's marbles

Idiom(s): not have all one's marbles

Theme: CRAZINESS

not to have all one's mental capacities. (Informal.)
• John acts as if he doesn't have all his marbles.
• I'm afraid that I don't have all my marbles all the time.

lose one's marbles

Idiom(s): lose one's marbles AND lose one's mind

Theme: CRAZINESS

to go crazy; to go out of one's mind.
• What a silly thing to say! Have you lost your marbles?
• I can't seem to remember anything. I think I'm losing my mind.

lose one's marbles|lose|marbles

v. phr. To go mad; become crazed. Stan must have lost his marbles; he is hopelessly pursuing a happily married woman.

have a few apart marbles

To be or assume decidedly silly, eccentric, crazy, or mentally unstable. That guy on the bend charge accept a few apart marbles or something, because he's been continuing out there babble obscenities at passersby all morning. My old uncle Pete may accept a few apart marbles, but he's absolutely a nice guy. What's the amount with you? Do you accept a few apart marbles, or what?Learn more: few, have, loose, marble

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