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The expression is Get the marbles out of your mouth, meaning Speak clearly, or Out with it!. The Greek orator Demosthenes is said to have overcome a speech impediment by speaking over the roar of the ocean with pebbles in his mouth.
it derives from a 15th Century word 'Kilter or Kelter' meaning 'good condition' Further to that origin unknown. Off kilter thus meaning not functioning properly.
3434/1818.However, a more reasonable expression is "A piece of wood board which is nearly two thirds of a mile long is so unlikely that I must have made a mistake in recording its length and so I had better do it again!"