come to one's senses
The idiom "come to one's senses" is used both literally and figuratively to describe regaining consciousness or returning to rational behavior.
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Definition
B2General
(idiomatic)To regain consciousness after being unconscious.
Example
- After fainting, she slowly came to her senses and realized she was in a hospital room.
B2Behavior
(idiomatic)To start thinking and acting rationally after a period of irrational behavior.
Example
- He finally came to his senses and apologized for his rude behavior.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "come to one's senses":
come to gripsuse one's headcome aroundcome to terms withsort oneself outfind oneselfget a griplose one's headget wise