"have one's wits about one" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1869, Anthony Trollope, chapter 3, in Phineas Finn:",
          "text": "He was confused, half elated, half disappointed, and had not his wits about him.",
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        {
          "ref": "1889, Horatio Alger, chapter 10, in Luke Walton:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1908, Upton Sinclair, chapter 10, in The Moneychangers:",
          "text": "And if you think he won't have his wits about him, just you try to fool him on some deal, and see.",
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        {
          "ref": "1917, Knut Hamsun, Growth of the Soil, Book 1, Ch.3, at p.27",
          "text": "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."
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        "(idiomatic) To remain calm, composed, focused, or aware."
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          "word": "keep one's cool"
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          "word": "keep one's wits about one"
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1889, Horatio Alger, chapter 10, in Luke Walton:",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1917, Knut Hamsun, Growth of the Soil, Book 1, Ch.3, at p.27",
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