Have/keep your wits about you verb phrase
To stay calm and rational in a difficult situation and react to unexpected things quickly
One of the most important things you have to remember when you join this game is that you should keep your wits about you.
Working with these ill-natured people, you have to keep your wits about you.
Luckily, my father kept his wits about him and saved us from the fire.
Skydiving is dangerous, you should have your wits about you.
Used to advise somebody to calm down
Used to describe someone kind, calm and pleasant
Used to say that someone should cool down or calm down
Used to warn readers that an important detail of the plot is about to be revealed
The verb "have/keep" should be conjugated according to their tense.
To do something in an unusual way
I guess I like to run against the grain in everything I do.