ride hard and put away wet

English

Etymology

The figurative senses are extensions from the literal sense.

Pronunciation

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Verb

ride hard and put away wet (third-person singular simple present rides hard and puts away wet, present participle riding hard and putting away wet, simple past rode hard and put away wet, past participle ridden hard and put away wet)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To mistreat (someone or something); to not properly care for.

   Hyponym: rag

   I pity that new labor crew. Management is really riding them hard and putting them away wet.

   Last week we tested the new models, and you'll want to see the results (article starts on page 25). We definitely rode them all hard and put them away wet.

2. (transitive, literal, of horses) To ride (or drive) (a horse or a team of horses) in an excessively demanding way and then rush them back into a stable still sweaty, without a proper cooldown walk.
3. (idiomatic, transitive, slang) To have vigorous sex with (someone).