sober up

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sober up (third-person singular simple present sobers up, present participle sobering up, simple past and past participle sobered up)

1. To become sober; to cause to become sober (usually in terms of alcohol or drugs; sometimes figuratively).

   Coordinate terms: (figurative sense) get right, get real

   She's in no state to go home by herself, so make sure she doesn't drink anything else, and she'll soon sober up.

   A pot of black coffee ought to sober him up.

   When the irrational exuberance finally ended and the central bank took away the punch bowl, the business world belatedly sobered up.

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