wits

wits
n.

1) to collect one's wits

2) the wits to + inf. (he didn't have enough wits to realize what was happening)

3) (misc.) keep your wits about you! ('stay alert!'); to live by one's wits

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to live by one's wits
to collect one's wits
(misc.) keep your wits about you! ('stay alert!')
the wits to + inf. (he didn't have enough wits to realize what was happening)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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