as sober as a judge



(as) sober as a judge

mod. as sober (free from alcohol) as it is possible to be. Kelly—who was starched as could be—claimed to be sober as a judge.
See also: judge, sober

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eugenios-Ancient Greek
ChileKIEL, KIE-əlEnglish (Rare)
Felim-Irish
KaleyKAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
JesperYES-pərDanish
Baldrick['bɔ:ldrik]