- gather one's wits
- ► gather one's wits allow oneself to think calmly and clearly in a demanding situation.Main Entry: ↑wit
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gather one's wits — gather (or collect) one s wits allow oneself to think calmly and clearly in a demanding situation … Useful english dictionary
gather (or collect) one's wits — allow oneself to think calmly and clearly in a demanding situation. → wit … English new terms dictionary
gather — vb 1 Gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or to bring together so as to form a group, a mass, or a unit. The same distinctions in applications and in implications characterize their derivative nouns gathering, collection, assemblage … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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
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
gather — gath|er1 [ gæðər ] verb *** ▸ 1 come together ▸ 2 search for and find ▸ 3 increase ▸ 4 bring things together ▸ 5 believe when not told ▸ 6 when clouds appear ▸ 7 make many folds in cloth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gather — I UK [ˈɡæðə(r)] / US [ˈɡæðər] verb Word forms gather : present tense I/you/we/they gather he/she/it gathers present participle gathering past tense gathered past participle gathered *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if people gather, or if someone … English dictionary
collect one's thoughts — verb To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in ones emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc … Wiktionary
wit — ► NOUN 1) (also wits) the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence. 2) a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour. 3) a person with this aptitude. ● be at one s wits … English terms dictionary
witted — wit ► NOUN 1) (also wits) the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence. 2) a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour. 3) a person with this aptitude. ● be at one s… … English terms dictionary
