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mouthful of marbles

idiom

An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.


Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    all the marbles

    everything; all that is to be had.

  2. 02

    pick up one's marbles and go home

    To abruptly leave or abandon a situation or activity in which one is dissatisfied with the way it is progressing.

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