sober up

Verb

Meaning

become sober after excessive alcohol consumption

become more realistic

Source: WordNet

sober recover awaken recuperate sobering dry out sobered take the pledge be dispelled be asleep be sober become sober grow sober keep sober sign the pledge

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rise preventive prophylactic carouse forethoughtful wavey

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become get go

Good God, if our civilization were to sober up for a couple of days it'd die of remorse on the third. Malcolm Lowry

Keep him in bed until he sobers up Source: Internet

After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up Source: Internet

The original line was, “As I tried to sober up, a voice inside my coffee cup kept crying out ringing in my ears. Source: Internet

The attacks simply cured his hangover and made him sober up. Source: Internet

They must, all, sober up. Source: Internet