all the marbles

English

Noun

all the marbles (uncountable)

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

   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
• everything but the kitchen sink
• hook, line and sinker
• lock, stock and barrel
• lost one's marbles
• whole kit and caboodle
• whole nine yards
• whole shebang
• whole shooting match