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wit noun a witness US, 1999
idiomwitit is not beyond the wit of man/sb to do sth BrEBrEused in order to say that something is not too difficult for someone to do, especially when you think they should do it:Surely it is not beyond the wit of man to devise laws with suitable safeguards, so that people can be helped to die with dignity.It shouldn't be beyond the wit of any pension fund to organize the election of pensioners to its board of trustees.to witused in order to give more detailed information about something that has just been mentioned:The government rejected or ignored the committee's main point, to wit, the need for a larger market for coal.He spoke about using ancient buildings for military purposes - to wit, the Colosseum in Rome and the amphitheatre at Arles.
See:- a battle of wits
- an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
- at (one's) wits' end
- at one's wit's end
- at one's wits' end, to be
- at wit's end
- at wits' end
- at your wits' end
- Attic wit
- be at (one's) wits' end
- be at your wits' end
- be frightened out of (one's) wits
- be frightened out of your wits
- Brevity is the soul of wit
- by (one's) wits
- by one's wits
- collect (one's) wits
- collect your wits
- collect/gather your wits
- dimwit
- drive (one) out of (one's) mind
- drive (one) out of (one's) wits
- drive somebody out of their mind/wits
- frighten (one) out of (one's) wits
- frighten one out of wits
- frighten the hell out of
- frighten/scare somebody out of their wits
- gather (one's) wits
- gather your wits
- get (one's) wits about (one)
- get in Dutch (with someone)
- get wits about one
- half-wit
- have (one's) wits about (one)
- have one's wits about one
- have one's wits about one, to
- have your wits about you
- have/keep your wits about you
- keep (one's) wits about (one)
- keep wits about
- live by one's wits
- live by wits
- live by your wits
- live by/on (one's) wits
- live by/on your wits
- match wits
- match wits (with one)
- ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit
- pit (one's) wits against (someone or something)
- pit your wits
- pit your wits against
- pit your wits against someone
- sarcasm is the lowest form of wit
- scare (one) out of (one's) wits
- scare out of one's wits
- scare someone out of their wits
- sharp wit
- staircase wit
- to wit
- wit's end
- You scared the hell out of me
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