- gather your wits
- gather (your) wits
literary
to make an effort to become calm and think more clearly.
Sitting down in one of the chairs I attempted to gather my wits and decide what I should do.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
gather your wits
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gather wits — gather (your) wits literary to make an effort to become calm and think more clearly. Sitting down in one of the chairs I attempted to gather my wits and decide what I should do … New idioms dictionary
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wit — [ wıt ] noun * 1. ) singular or uncount the ability to use words in a clever way to make people laugh: He is a man of great wit, sensitivity, and passion. a dry/biting/acerbic/caustic wit (=the tendency to say clever and slightly cruel things):… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wit */ — UK [wɪt] / US noun Word forms wit : singular wit plural wits 1) [singular/uncountable] the ability to use words in a clever way to make people laugh He is a man of great wit, sensitivity, and passion. a dry/biting/acerbic/caustic wit (= the… … English dictionary
