![]() ![]() ![]() The game of marbles spawned a great deal of Depression-era slang, according to Tom Dalzell's book "Flappers 2 Rappers." The word "marbles" itself was in use for the child's playthings for centuries before these dates, but the playing of the game of marbles in the United States hit its prime in the 1930s. Our own earliest example of use is dated 1946, and the earliest record we know of is only from 1927. Question: Can you explain why we use the expression "to lose your marbles" to mean "to go crazy"?Īnswer: The phrase "lose one's marbles" is just one of the countless ways we have in American English of saying "go crazy." It derives from the use of the word "marbles" to mean "elements of common sense." The phrase is apparently of modern creation.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |