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ridden hard and put away wet

ridden hard and put away wet adjective: mistreated; not properly cared for. Also the past participle of ride hard and put away wet.

Adjective

ridden hard and put away wet

  1. (idiomatic) Mistreated; not properly cared for.
    • However, much more is needed, much more. Farmers throughout the Nation feel that they have been "ridden hard and put away wet."1978, Subcommittee on Conservation; Credit, United States Congress, Amend Credit Provisions for Farm and Rural Development Programs, page 62
    • The Oriskany had been ridden hard and put away wet at the end of the Vietnam War, without an overhaul or proper preservation.1988, John F. Lehman, Command of the Seas: A Personal Story, page 174
  2. (colloquial, potentially offensive, chiefly applied to women) Presumed to have had a significant number of lovers and showing the signs of overuse.
    • That's what my mama would call rode hard and hung up wet.2022, Ryan Binaco, To Leslie

Also used as

ridden hard and put away wet is also the past participle of ride hard and put away wet.

Forms of ridden hard and put away wet

alternative formrode hard and put up wet

Origin of ridden hard and put away wet

From the inadvisable practice of riding a horse and then stabling it while it is still coated in sweat, rather than brushing and grooming it properly afterwards.

Questions about ridden hard and put away wet

What does ridden hard and put away wet mean?
Ridden hard and put away wet means mistreated; not properly cared for.
What part of speech is ridden hard and put away wet?
Ridden hard and put away wet is an adjective.

Words near ridden hard and put away wet in the dictionary

  1. ridden down on
  2. ridden fence
  3. ridden fences
  4. ridden for
  5. ridden hard
  6. ridden hard and put away wet
  7. ridden herd on
  8. ridden off into the sunset
  9. ridden on
  10. ridden on a rail
  11. ridden on the back of

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