The act or process of going crazy, usually caused by life stressors. Also used in the past tense phrase: lost my marbles. The orgin of the phrase is unknown but has been referenced numerous times in popular culuture; such as in the peter pan film Hook from the 90’s.
I am losing my marbles staying locked up in this jail cell.
Jimmy spent his entire summer indoors studying and ended up failing his medical boards, he has since then lost his marbles and is living under a bridge.
When someone is getting less concentrated, confused, or committing mistakes all the time then he is losing his marbels. It is related to the mental status of this person. It does not mean he is metally ill though.
I can not pass this exam. It seems I am losing my marbels
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.