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at wits end

See: AT ONE'S WIT'S END.

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have one's wits about one

[have one's wits about one] {v. phr.} To be alert; remain calm; not panic. * /Sam was the only one who kept his wits about him when the floodwaters of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wit

[wit] See: [AT ONE'S WITS' END], [KEEP ONE'S HEAD] or [KEEP ONE'S WITS ABOUT ONE], [SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

scare out of one's wits

[scare out of one's wits] or [scare stiff] or [scare the daylights out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To frighten very much. * /The owl's hooting scared him out of his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of one's wits

[out of one's wits] See: [SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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