to have a quick/sharp/dry/ready wit

a woman of wit and intelligence

a book full of the wit and wisdom of his 30 years in politics

a well-known wit and raconteur

He needed all his wits to find his way out.

The game was a long battle of wits.

Kate paused and gathered her wits.

a chance to pit your wits against (= compete with using your intelligence) our quiz champion

a quick-witted group of students

At least you had the wit to ask for help.

It should not be beyond the wit of man to resolve this dispute.

She was at her wits’ end wondering how she’d manage it all in the time.

I'm at my wits' end trying to cope with his moods.

I was scared out of my wits!

The latest news has scared the wits out of investors.

They do tough interviews so you'll need to have your wits about you.

Pilot error to wit failure to follow procedures was the cause of the accident.

He had a dry wit.

He has plenty of wit and imagination.

He was blessed with great charm and a quick wit.

I wanted to bowl him over with my sparkling wit.

She had to use all her native wit (= the wit she was born with) to convince the police.

She couldn't seem to gather her wits and tell us what had happened.

The game allows you to match wits with a computer criminal.

The strike developed into a battle of wits between management and workers.

Living alone in the country had dulled his wits.

I hope he has the wit to take the key with him.

I hope you had the wits to apologize.

You'd think they'd have the wit to ask for help.

It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to solve this issue.

a woman of great intelligence and wit