- 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.
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come to senses
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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 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 Back Around — Single by Feeder from the album Comfort in Sound B side Feel It Again Bullet … Wikipedia
come — O.E. cuman come, approach, land; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, pp. cumen), from P.Gmc. *kwem (Cf. O.S. cuman, O.Fris. kuma, M.Du. comen, Du. komen, O.H.G. queman, Ger. kommen, O.N. koma,… … Etymology dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
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 one's senses — ► come to one s senses 1) regain consciousness. 2) regain one s sound judgement. Main Entry: ↑sense … English terms dictionary
come to one's senses — 1. To regain consciousness 2. To start behaving sensibly (again) • • • Main Entry: ↑sense … Useful english dictionary
