LEOs Zusatzinformationen: to keep one's wits about one - auf Draht sein

to keep one's wits about one

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Definition (American English) keep, one, one, wit, about
Thesaurus, synonyms, antonyms keep, one, one, wit, about
Etymology keep, one, one, wit, about

auf Draht sein

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Definition: auf, Draht, sein

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keep one's wits about	Last post 15 Aug 11, 23:46
At night it could be a lonely spot .... The street light seemed underpowered, and pedestrian…		10 Replies
to have one's wits about one	Last post 04 Jun 07, 11:23
He had his wits about him. I described him (in German) as being "calm and collected" but re…		2 Replies
wit	Last post 03 Jun 10, 20:16
He has a quick wit. Im Leo habe ich nur Wörter gefunden, die nocht so ganz passen. Kann jem…		2 Replies
matching wits	Last post 13 Aug 08, 12:50
matching wits Hallo! wie könnte man matching vits übersetzen? wenn zwei Leute sich unterhal…		1 Replies
pitting wits	Last post 20 Jan 12, 11:57
Es geht um eine Spielerin. Her problem had been boredom; her fix adrenalin. She'd start wit…		2 Replies
keep one's powder dry - auf der Hut sein?	Last post 30 Oct 18, 23:41
https://dict.leo.org/forum/editFollowupwrongentry.php?idThread=628101&idForum=7&lp=ende&		2 Replies
keep one's powder dry - auf der Hut sein	Last post 05 Dec 08, 16:12
These two phrases simply do not mean the same thing, and listing them as such is misleading.…		12 Replies
Colo-Draht / Kolo-Draht	Last post 26 Mar 13, 12:05
Ich bin auf diesen Begriff gestoßen u.a. http://www.hig.at/deutsch/produkte/1_3_02zinn.htm. …		3 Replies
keep one's prick in one's pants	Last post 03 Feb 09, 15:28
...these girls dress like tramps with their tyin tank tops und the skirts that show a lot of…		12 Replies
keep on one side	Last post 16 Oct 06, 15:42
Es geht immer noch um Produktneuentwicklung und Einsatz neuer Technologien. So we have forma…		1 Replies
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