collect one's wits

present singular third person collects one's wits · participle present collecting one's wits · participle past collected one's wits · past collected one's wits

1. Synonym of collect one's thoughts.

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   "He is coming to," remarked a voice very near Tommy's ear. He recognized it at once for that of the bearded and efficient German, and lay artistically inert. He felt that it would be a pity to come round too soon; and until the pain in his head became a little less acute, he felt quite incapable of collecting his wits.

   1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary

   Synonyms: collect one's thoughts