stone-cold sober

stone-cold sober

Completely sober; not intoxicated to any degree by drugs or alcohol. I'm stone-cold sober, so I'll drive us home. No, I'm not high—I've been stone-cold sober from the day I started working here!
See also: sober
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ˌstone-cold ˈsober

having drunk no alcohol at all: By the time I arrived at the party, everyone else had had quite a few drinks, whereas I was stone-cold sober. OPPOSITE: blind drunk
See also: sober
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

stone (cold) sober

mod. absolutely sober. I am stone cold sober, or I will be by morning anyway.
See also: cold, sober, stone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • stone cold sober
  • cold sober
  • (as) cold as any stone
  • be (as) cold as ice
  • a stone cold fox
  • (as) cold as a well digger's feet (in January)
  • (as) cold as ice
  • cold as ice
  • freezing cold
  • witch
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