have one's wits about one
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He was confused, half elated, half disappointed, and had not his wits about him."
- "Luke alone seemed to have his wits about him. He saw that there was not a moment to lose, and, gathering up his strength, dashed to the old lady's assistance."
- "And if you think he won't have his wits about him, just you try to fool him on some deal, and see."
- "And so this woman from across the hills, a soft-spoken creature with her wits about her, and by name Oline, she stayed with them a couple of days, and had the little room to sleep in."