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
Belinda	[bə'lində]
Sophia	so-FEE-ə (English), so-FIE-ə (British English), zo-FEE-ah (German)	English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Souta	so:-tah	Japanese
L&Aelig;Rke	-	Danish
Adria	AYD-ree-ə	English
Bohuslav	bo-hoo-SLAHV (Ukrainian)	Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian