come to your senses

come to your senses
come to (your) senses to start to understand that you have been behaving in a stupid way.

Once Jack came to his senses, he was happy to admit that he'd been wrong.


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  • come to your senses — see ↑sense, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑come come to your senses : to begin to think in a sensible or correct way after being foolish or wrong He finally came to his senses and gave up his plans to quit his job and become an artist. When will you come… …   Useful english dictionary

  • come to your senses —    If you come to your senses you start to think clearly and behave sensibly.     She finally came to her senses and realized that public transport was faster than driving in the city …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • come to one's senses — {v. phr.} 1. Become conscious again; wake up. * /The boxer was knocked out and did not come to his senses for several minutes./ * /The doctors gave Tom an anesthetic before his operation; then the doctor took out Tom s appendix before he came to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come to one's senses — {v. phr.} 1. Become conscious again; wake up. * /The boxer was knocked out and did not come to his senses for several minutes./ * /The doctors gave Tom an anesthetic before his operation; then the doctor took out Tom s appendix before he came to… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come to senses — come to (your) senses to start to understand that you have been behaving in a stupid way. Once Jack came to his senses, he was happy to admit that he d been wrong …   New idioms dictionary

  • come\ to\ one's\ senses — v. phr. 1. Become conscious again; wake up. The boxer was knocked out and did not come to his senses for several minutes. The doctors gave Tom an anesthetic before his operation; then the doctor took out Tom s appendix before he came to his… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • come to — {v.} (stress on to ) 1. To wake up after losing consciousness; get the use of your senses back again after fainting or being knocked out. * /She fainted in the store and found herself in the first aid room when she came to./ * /The boxer who was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come to — {v.} (stress on to ) 1. To wake up after losing consciousness; get the use of your senses back again after fainting or being knocked out. * /She fainted in the store and found herself in the first aid room when she came to./ * /The boxer who was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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