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all the marbles

all the marbles noun: everything; all that is to be had.

Noun

all the marbles pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) everything; all that is to be had.
    • After a day's worth of events, it came down to one last match; this one was for all the marbles.

Synonyms of all the marbles

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Questions about all the marbles

What does all the marbles mean?
All the marbles means everything; all that is to be had.
What part of speech is all the marbles?
All the marbles is a noun.

Words near all the marbles in the dictionary

  1. all the gear and no idea
  2. all the go
  3. all the gold in Fort Knox
  4. all the hours God sends
  5. all the less
  6. all the marbles
  7. all the money in the world
  8. all the more
  9. all the rage
  10. all the rave
  11. all the same

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