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sober as a judge
*sober as a judge
1. Cliché very formal, somber, or stuffy. (*Also: as ~.) You certainly look gloomy, Bill. You're sober as a judge. Tom's as sober as a judge. I think he's angry.
2. Cliché not drunk; alert and completely sober. (*Also: as ~.) John's drunk? No, he's as sober as a judge. You should be sober as a judge when you drive a car.
sober as a judge
Not at all intoxicated, quite clear-headed, as in Even after three drinks he was sober as a judge. Why judges should be equated with sobriety is not known, but the simile was first recorded in 1694.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Abram (2) | | - | Russian, Georgian |
Rashmi | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil |
SongÜL | | - | Turkish |
Heinrike | | hien-REE-kə | German |
Sanjit | | - | Indian, Hindi, Bengali |
Ed | | ED (English), ET (Dutch) | English, Dutch |