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sober up

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Verb1.sober up - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"
sober
become, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
2.sober up - become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
sober
become, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
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Suppose you yourself go and sober up, for I know that the other day you went to visit a woman, and that you got drunk with her on two grivenniks.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
In fact, his sleep was so short that he never had time to sober up.
South Sea Tales by London, Jack View in context
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