Citations:have one's mind about one
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English citations of have one's mind about one
Noun: "to be composed or lucid (especially of an elderly or mentally ill person)"[edit]
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- 1833 — John Banim, The Smuggler: A Tale, Volume 3, page 40
- “Mr. Linnock,” interrupted Martha, “hollaring out, or swounding, be not my way, when to have one's mind about one would be a better way […]
- 1845 — James A. Sharp, On the Establishment of Navigation Institutions at the Outposts: a Letter to the Right Hon. The Viscount Sandon, M.P., page 44
- He will be, moreover, the coolest man, and the fullest of resources, in time of difficulty, because he has his mind about him ; […]
- 2004 — Mark Wildes, Order of Coincidence, page 84
- “She's good. I know she's good when she can still send Jason a Halloween card. You know, she still has her mind about her and all. […] "
- 2008 — Madeline Hunter, Secrets of Surrender, page 223
- “It is not only saying good-bye. I need to see if he still has his mind about him. I would like to ask one final favor, for the miners.”