Some coffee ought to sober him up.
•He tried to sober himself up because he had to drive home.
•They tried to sober up the guys who had been out all night.
2. Fig. to cause someone to face reality. •The harsh reality of what had happened sobered him up immediately.
•The arrival of the police sobered up all the revelers.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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