not have all marbles



not have all one's marbles

Fig. not to have all one's mental capacities. 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.
See also: all, have, marble, not

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JodieJO-deeEnglish
Forbes['fɔ:bz]
SanneSAHN-nə (Dutch)Dutch, Danish
GeorgGE-awrk (German), YE-ory (Swedish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Estonian
BarnabyBAHR-nə-beeEnglish (Archaic)
GervaseJUR-vəsEnglish (Rare)