picking up one's marbles and going home

A form of pick up one's marbles and go home — To abruptly leave or abandon a situation or activity in which one is dissatisfied with the way it is progressing.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepresentpresent participle of pick up one's marbles and go home
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APA

picking up one's marbles and going home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20one's%20marbles%20and%20going%20home

MLA

“picking up one's marbles and going home.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20one's%20marbles%20and%20going%20home. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picking up one's marbles and going home,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20one's%20marbles%20and%20going%20home.

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