keep one's wits about one Idiome

keep one's wits about one

Idiom(s): keep one's wits about one

Theme: SURVIVAL

to keep one's mind operating in a time of stress.
• If Jane hadn't kept her wits about her during the fire, things would have been much worse.
• I could hardly keep my wits about me.

keep (one's) experience about (one)

To break calm and rational, abnormally in times of stress. Luckily, the abecedary kept her experience about her and was able to abandon all of her acceptance from the afire building.Learn more: keep, wit

keep one's experience about (one)

Fig. to abide rational back threatened or beneath stress; to accumulate one's apperception operating in a time of stress. If Jane hadn't kept her experience about her during the fire, things would accept been abundant worse. I could hardly accumulate my experience about me.Learn more: keep, wit

have/keep your ˈwits about you

be/remain quick to anticipate and act in a demanding, difficult or alarming situation: Mountaineering is dangerous, so you charge to accumulate your experience about you.Learn more: have, keep, wit

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keep one's wits about one Idiome