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
Aileen	ie-LEEN, ay-LEEN	Scottish, Irish, English
Sanjay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Geir	-	Norwegian, Icelandic
Winslow	['winzləu]
Yawen	-	Chinese
Katrijn	kaht-RIEN	Dutch