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In the Loop

Wits One’s I In The Loop 407 Pay Attention Ready React

Id in_the_loop_407
Idiom KEEP (ONE’S) WITS ABOUT (ONE)
Definition to pay attention and be ready to react
Examples
  1. If she wants to do well in her job interview, she can’t daydream—she’ll have to keep her wits about her.
  2. When I travel, I’m always careful to keep my things with me in crowded places. I keep my wits about me.
Cross-Refs

Compare to: at (one’s) wits’ end; scared out of (one’s) wits

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