mouthful of marbles

idiom

Meaning

An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.

Examples

SIMPLE

He sounds like he has a mouthful of marbles.

CONTEXTUAL

I could not understand his presentation because he spoke like he had a mouthful of marbles.

COMPLEX

The actor mumbled his lines with a mouthful of marbles, leaving the audience confused about the plot.

Anchors to

Related idioms2entries

01
all the marbles
everything; all that is to be had.
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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