win all the marbles
win all the marbles
To achieve total victory or win the entirety of a prize or reward. He is currently in first place. If he can sink this final putt, he will win all the marbles! The poker player is trying to win all the marbles with this hand. If she succeeds, she'll net nearly $250,000. If not, she'll go home empty-handed.
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Whether they defy the odds to
win all the marbles in the end, makes them Destiny's Child indeed.
Sometimes one boy would
win all the marbles and that was the end of the game that day.
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