He used his wits to get ahead. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I was scared out of my wits. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Either your wits are a-wool-gatherin 'or mine are. From Wordnik.com. [The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I] Reference
Apparently, according to you half wits, that is the case. From Wordnik.com. [Matt Bin and American war resisters.] Reference
But at length he recollected himself and called his wits together. From Wordnik.com. [The Bronze Bell] Reference
Tibullus, stulti praetereunt dies, their wits are a wool-gathering. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
Prominent among these so-called wits were Joel Barlow (1754-1812) and. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived] Reference
As he himself said, he "rang the bell which called the wits together.". From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
For now of their wits is the sternest encounter commencing in earnest. From Wordnik.com. [The Frogs] Reference
I respect your wits, which is why I think I can joke with you once in a while. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Let The Cameras Roll] Reference
While she lay silent thus, I was able in some degree to call my wits around me. From Wordnik.com. [Aylwin] Reference
I recalled my wits and met his eye, two damned difficult things to do, I can tell you. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the angel of the lord]
She heard him, and recalling her wits, asked which turn she was to take for the station. From Wordnik.com. [The Hollow of Her Hand] Reference
I recalled my wits sufficiently to ask whether he had an eyestone, and if he had, whether he would lend it to us. From Wordnik.com. [A Busy Year at the Old Squire's] Reference
You're nothing special - Your wits are the only thing that separate you from the corpses of failed mercenaries scattered about. From Wordnik.com. [DCEmu Forums:: The Homebrew & Gaming Network :: PSP Dreamcast Nintendo DS Wii GP2X Xbox 360 GBA Gamecube PS2 Apple iPhone PS3 Wiz Pandora Forums - 11,17,23,27,35,36,37,38,51,78,82,83,85,100,105,110,112,113,122,125,128,135,159,176,237,240,241,242,243,250,251,252,255,256,257,258,261,263,268,269,270,271,274,281,290] Reference
A lack of ideas is typical to half-wits, which is why they do not focus on ideas and instead shift over to the littany of problems. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Mooney on the origins of the Discovery Institute - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Oh, no! A nation of half-wits is on its way!. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Texas Board of Education cuts Thomas Jefferson out of its textbooks.] Reference
Generally, they lose their 'wits' and just drift on aimlessly forever. From Wordnik.com. [Starfarers]
Cross your fingers that no one tries to revive the "wits" of the Royalton …. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Day Week] Reference
Temple refers by name to only three English "wits," Sidney. From Wordnik.com. [A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century] Reference
She's not a shallow person, as "wits" are often supposed to be. From Wordnik.com. [The Sheila Variations] Reference
In the evening the pair formed part of a corps of party "wits," led by. From Wordnik.com. [Samuel Johnson] Reference
Maybe Franken's election will start a new trend in the Senate - more "wits" and fewer half-wits. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
Her wits were her own, but they weren’t functioning logically, all but overwhelmed by her senses. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of His Own]
Gray's eye meeting his own with the glance which means delighted pride in the contest of wits which is taking place. From Wordnik.com. [The Twenty-Fourth of June] Reference
She is very amusing and good-humoured, does all the 'wits' of the party: and Mrs. Paulet and I look to the Pure Reason and. From Wordnik.com. [Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference
But some of these "wits" were highly gifted, they were generally literary men, and many of their good sayings have survived. From Wordnik.com. [History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)] Reference
So keep your wits about you, unless you want to get hot-glued in the tuckus. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Ways to Be Cool at Comic Con] Reference
And, in "The Four Corners" (1985), he can even match wits with Saul Steinberg. From Wordnik.com. [Expressionism Italian Style] Reference
Clinton fired back last week, trying to scare the wits out of middle-class voters. From Wordnik.com. [The Caricature Wars] Reference
Now comes a hint that lowering your cholesterol is yet another way to preserve your wits. From Wordnik.com. [Health Notes] Reference
Ma is a study in hyper-kinesis, a barely-five-feet-tall whirlwind of sharp wits and elbows. From Wordnik.com. [Rock Star CEOs] Reference
And many are simply scared out of their wits about what health-care reform will mean for them. From Wordnik.com. [The Five Biggest Lies in the Health Care Debate] Reference
Chasing clues: The investigators will have to match wits with the perpetrator on difficult terrain. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunt Begins] Reference
International staffers are nearing their wits 'end: "Nobody came here to move paper around," says Petit. From Wordnik.com. [Closure for Cambodia?] Reference
I hope I have my wits about me when it finally comes and I can tell them, that's OK, I think it's great I'm not your mom. From Wordnik.com. [Enjoying the View From the Back Seat] Reference
Most Iraqis I know have been frightened out of their wits by the prospect of being invaded by the world's sole superpower. From Wordnik.com. ['The Early Stages'] Reference
Of course, not all musicians get to be such Rock Stars -- and that's a good thing, because they're the ones left with their wits. From Wordnik.com. [Talking Heads] Reference
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