sober as a judge

sober as a judge
Completely sober.

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  • 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. □ The judge was not always sober as a judge, but he could get through his court call …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • be as sober as a judge — to not be at all drunk. It s awful when everyone else around you has been drinking and you re as sober as a judge …   New idioms dictionary

  • judge — judge1 W2 [dʒʌdʒ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: juge, from Latin judex] 1.) the official in control of a court who decides how criminals should be punished ▪ The trial judge specifies the number of years to be spent in prison. federal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • judge — 1 noun (C) 1 the official in control of a court who decides how criminals should be punished: federal judge/high court judge (=a judge in a particular court) 2 someone who decides on the result of a competition: The panel of judges included… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sober — /ˈsoʊbə / (say sohbuh) adjective 1. not intoxicated or drunk. 2. habitually temperate, especially with alcoholic drink. 3. quiet or sedate in demeanour, as persons. 4. marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as demeanour, speech, etc. 5 …  

  • sober — 1 adjective 1 not drunk: I ve never seen him sober. | as sober as a judge (=completely sober) 2 having a serious attitude to life: a sober and intelligent young man 3 plain and not at all brightly coloured: a sober grey suit soberly adverb 2 verb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sober — adj. & n. adj. (soberer, soberest) 1 not affected by alcohol. 2 not given to excessive drinking of alcohol. 3 moderate, well balanced, tranquil, sedate. 4 not fanciful or exaggerated (the sober truth). 5 (of a colour etc.) quiet and inconspicuous …   Useful english dictionary

  • sober — 1. adjective /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/ a) not drunk; not intoxicated Which is the finest and soberest state possible. b) not given to excessive drinking of alcohol; Ant …   Wiktionary

  • as sober as a judge — very serious …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Mychal Judge — This article is about the Roman Catholic priest. For the billiards player, see Michael Judge. For the cartoonist, see Mike Judge. Mychal F. Judge Born Robert Emmet Judge May 11, 1933(1933 05 11) Brooklyn, New York Died September 11, 2001(2001 09… …   Wikipedia

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