If someone sobers up, or if something sobers them up, they become sober after being drunk.
He was left to ~ in a police cell.
...the idea that a cup of strong black coffee sobers you up.
PHRASAL VERB: V P, V n P
If someone sobers up, or if something sobers them up, they become sober after being drunk.
He was left to ~ in a police cell.
...the idea that a cup of strong black coffee sobers you up.
PHRASAL VERB: V P, V n P
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012