急中生智

急中生智 [jí zhōng shēng zhì]

1. ■ have quick wits [have a ready wit] in an emergency; A good [a clever; an excellent] idea occurred to one's mind at the crucial moment.; have a brainwave when in danger; hit on an idea in desperation; hit on a plan in (one's) desperation; show resourcefulness in an emergency; suddenly hit upon a way out of a predicament; The idea just came to someone on the spur of the moment.; Wit comes (to their rescue) when people are in a critical situation.; with great presence of mind in time of danger