"Losing your marbles"
Posted by ESC on July 14, 2005
In Reply to: "Loosing your marbles" Posted by Rebeccca Clarke on July 14, 2005
: Where does the phrase "Loosing your marbles" originate form?
In the U.S., "losing your marbles" means losing your mind...suffering from mental illness. I am assuming its origin is the children's game of marbles.
- "Losing your marbles" Smokey Stover 16/July/05