have\ one's\ wits\ about\ one

have\ one's\ wits\ about\ one
v. phr.
To be alert; remain calm; not panic.

Sam was the only one who kept his wits about him when the floodwaters of the Mississippi broke into our yard.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • have one's wits about one — {v. phr.} To be alert; remain calm; not panic. * /Sam was the only one who kept his wits about him when the floodwaters of the Mississippi broke into our yard./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have one's wits about one — {v. phr.} To be alert; remain calm; not panic. * /Sam was the only one who kept his wits about him when the floodwaters of the Mississippi broke into our yard./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have one's wits about one — verb To remain calm, composed, or aware. It is important for emergency responders to have their wits about them at all times …   Wiktionary

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