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rode hard and put up wet

rode hard and put up wet is the alternative form of ridden hard and put away wet.

Meaning of ridden 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
  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

Questions about rode hard and put up wet

What is rode hard and put up wet the alternative form of?
Rode hard and put up wet is the alternative form of ridden hard and put away wet.

Words near rode hard and put up wet in the dictionary

  1. rode fence
  2. rode fences
  3. rode for
  4. rode hard
  5. rode hard and put away wet
  6. rode hard and put up wet
  7. rode herd on
  8. rode high
  9. rode off
  10. rode off into the sunset
  11. rode on

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