collect (one's) wits

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To try to calm oneself and think clearly and rationally. Take a moment to collect your wits, then tell us how the accident happened.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Haidee	HAY-dee (English)	Literature
Ole	OL-e (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian
Abhijit	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Anett	AW-net	Hungarian
Elixabete	-	Basque
Siranush	-	Armenian