all the marbles

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Noun

all the marbles pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic) everything; all that is to be had.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:everything

   After a day's worth of events, it came down to one last match; this one was for all the marbles.

See also

• all she wrote
• hook, line and sinker
• lose one's marbles