get (one's) wits about (one)

get (one's) wits about (one)

To stay calm and rational, especially in times of stress. Luckily, the teacher got her wits about her and was able to evacuate all of her students from the burning building.
See also: get, wit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get one's wits about one

 and have one's wits about one
Fig. to keep one's thinking in order or make one's mind work smoothly, especially in a time of stress. (See also keep one's wits about one.) Let me get my wits about me so I can figure this out. I don't have my wits about me at this time of the morning.
See also: get, one, wit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • get wits about one
  • have (one's) wits about (one)
  • have one's wits about one
  • have your wits about you
  • have/keep your wits about you
  • keep (one's) wits about (one)
  • keep wits about
  • have one's wits about one, to
  • intervene between
  • intervene between (multiple people)