play for all the marbles

To compete for all possible prizes or rewards. Today's the last day of the tournament, so they're playing for all the marbles, folks! The team does great during the regular season, but they always seem to fall apart when they're playing for all the marbles in the playoffs.

See also: all, for, marble, play

See also:

all the marbles
winner takes all
play marbles
sweep the board
home folks
have all (one's) marbles
have all marbles
have all one's marbles
have a few loose marbles
just folks

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