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
'Amaryahu-Biblical Hebrew
TrijntjeTRIEN-tyəDutch
RobertRAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene,
FriedeFREE-dəGerman
Nazzareno-Italian
Tsukikotsoo-kee-koJapanese