"sober as a judge" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-sober as a judge.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sober as a judge (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Completely sober. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Drinking Translations (completely sober): vesiselvä (Finnish), sobre comme un chameau (French), trzeźwy jak świnia (Polish), тре́звый как стёклышко (trézvyj kak stjóklyško) (Russian), más fresco que una lechuga (Spanish)

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