match wits



match wits (with someone)

Fig. to enter into intellectual competition with someone. Whenever I try to match wits with Fred, he always ends up running circles around me with his clever repartee.
See also: match, wit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ErkİN-Turkish
MaeghanMEG-ənEnglish (Rare)
Longinus-Ancient Roman
HarrietteHER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ətEnglish
MeinradMIEN-raht (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Itzhak-Hebrew