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
Eos	e-aws (Ancient Greek), EE-aws (English)	Greek Mythology
&Thorn;ÓRgÍSl	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Eduards	-	Latvian
Everett	['evərit]
Aslan	-	Turkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ingush
Tameka	tə-MEE-kə	English