keep wits about

keep one's wits about (one)

Fig. to remain rational when threatened or under stress; to keep one's mind operating in a time of stress. If Jane hadn't kept her wits about her during the fire, things would have been much worse. I could hardly keep my wits about me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aulus	OW-luws	Ancient Roman
Tadhg	TIEG	Irish, Scottish
Bahija	-	Arabic
Bamford	['bæmfəd]
Filippu	-	Old Church Slavic
Roland	RO-lənd (English), ro-LAWN (French), RO-lawnd (Hungarian)	English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Medieval French