SOBER AS A JUDGE

sober as a judge: translation

1. Cliché very formal, somber, or stuffy. (*Also: as \sober as a judge.) •

You certainly look gloomy, Bill. You're sober as a judge.

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Tom's as sober as a judge. I think he's angry.

2. Cliché not drunk; alert and completely sober. (*Also: as \sober as a judge.) •

John's drunk? No, he's as sober as a judge.

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You should be sober as a judge when you drive a car.