SOB Idiom, Proverb

draw a sober breath

be sober, not be drunk They say he hasn't drawn a sober breath since his son was killed.

SOB

Son Of a Bitch - a swear word used in anger or when you want to insult someone The man called me a SOB when I drove in front of him in the parking lot.

sob story

a story that makes one feel pity or sorrow My sister told me a sob story about how she had lost her job.

sober up

become sober, wait until you are not drunk Give him a few hours to sober up. He'll be okay after he has a rest.

absobloodylutely

absolutely

sober as a judge

Idiom(s): (as) sober as a judge

Theme: FORMALITY

very formal, somber, or stuffy.
• You certainly look gloomy, Bill. You're sober as a judge.
• Tom's as sober as a judge. I think he's angry.

What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.

People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.

What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.

People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol.

sob story|sob|story

n. A story that makes you feel pity or sorrow; a tale that makes you tearful. The beggar told us a long sob story before he asked for money. The movie is based on a sob story, but people love it.

son of a bitch|S.O.B.|SOB|bitch|son|sunuvabitch

also S.O.B. n. phr., vulgar, avoidable (but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation). Fellow, character, guy, individual. Negatively: Get out of here you filthy, miserable sunuvabitch! Positively: So you won ten million dollars at the lottery, you lucky son of a bitch (or sunuvabitch)!
Compare: SON OF A GUN.