lose marbles
Related to lose marbles: part and parcel, Look before you leap, up to par, worse for wear
lose (one's) marbles
To be or become mentally deficient, incompetent, or deranged; to become of unsound mind. My poor grandmother started losing her marbles after she had a stroke. I've been so sleep deprived lately that it feels like I've lost my marbles!
See also: lose, marble
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lose (all) one's marbles
and lose one's mindFig. to go crazy; to go out of one's mind. What a silly thing to say! Have you lost your marbles? Look at Sally jumping up and down and screaming. Is she losing all her marbles? I can't seem to remember anything. I think I'm losing my mind.
See also: lose, marble
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- lose (one's) marbles
- lose all one’s marbles
- lose one’s marbles
- lose one's marbles
- lose your marbles
- lose one's buttons
- lose (one's) buttons
- lose (one's) mind
- lose your mind
- lose one's mind