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Phrase of the Day (gather (or collect) one’s wits)-23JUN20

Phrase of the Day (gather (or collect) one's wits)-23JUN20

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is  gather (or collect) one’s wits and its meaning is “try to be calm and think more clearly in a difficult situation”.

Example Sentence: On the opening day of the $150,000 Chessable Masters on Saturday, P. Harikrishna, who started with a loss to Artemiev, let Carlsen off the hook and lost again. Outplayed by Daniil Dubov in the third round, Hari gathered his wits to hold Hikaru Nakamura and then scored a confidence-building victory over Alexander Grischuk.

This word is present in The Hindu Sports article  Harikrishna ends bad day with win and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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