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lost one's marbles

lost one's marbles is the simple past and past participle of lose one's marbles.

Meaning of lose one's marbles

Verb

lose one's marbles (third-person singular simple present loses one's marbles, present participle losing one's marbles, simple past and past participle lost one's marbles)

  1. Synonym of lose one's mind (“to become crazy”).
    • There it was again, the suggestion that the governor had lost his marbles. And, to be truthful, Breslin is a bit late on the loony angle.1981 April 13, New York magazine, vol. 14, no. 15
    Synonyms:
    lose one's mind

Questions about lost one's marbles

What is lost one's marbles the simple past and past participle of?
Lost one's marbles is the simple past and past participle of lose one's marbles.

Words near lost one's marbles in the dictionary

  1. lost one's cookies
  2. lost one's cool
  3. lost one's head
  4. lost one's heart
  5. lost one's life
  6. lost one's marbles
  7. lost one's mind
  8. lost one's nerve
  9. lost one's rag
  10. lost one's shirt
  11. lost one's shit

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