Question

Meaning of quite out of wits

Answer 1

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scare (one) out of one's wits

(idiomatic) To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally. He scared me out of my wits, sneaking up behind me in the dark like that.

Answer 2

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idiom (also scare someone out of their wits) to cause extreme fear in someone: That strange noise during the night scared me out of my wits.