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Discover LudwigThe phrase "lost his marbles" is a commonly used and accepted expression in spoken and written English.
It can be used in a variety of situations to indicate when someone has lost their sanity, rationality, or mental stability. It can also be used in a playful or figurative sense to describe someone who is acting strangely or making foolish or nonsensical decisions. Example: "After his business went bankrupt, John seemed to have lost his marbles. He started talking to invisible people and wearing a tinfoil hat." Another example: "My boss must have lost his marbles if he thinks this new policy will actually improve productivity."
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Berlusconi seems to have lost his marbles.
His father, he said, thought he had "lost his marbles".
Even the New York Post columnist Jay Greenberg asserts that Minaya has lost his marbles.
Unsurprisingly, there are some who say Grade has lost his marbles and appointed the wrong man.
He wasn't the only one to wonder aloud if Trump had lost his marbles.
It seems improbable that Valentine lost his marbles, or at least his baseball acumen, in that short span of time.
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But remember, this is the man who has lost his marble.
Or is he losing his marbles?
("He was really starting to lose his marbles by this point," Mr. Anderson said).
And Fassel started to relish his growing reputation as a guy losing his marbles.
It looks at him, flapping a fin, and he looks at it, losing his marbles.
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