ridden hard and put away wet

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von ridden hard and put away wet im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Mistreated; not properly cared for

Alexandra collapsed onto the leather couch in the library, feeling as if she were a horse who had just been ridden hard and put away wet.

Silbentrennung

rid·den hard and put a·way wet

Türkische aussprache

rîdın härd ınd pût ıwey wet

Aussprache

/ˈrədən ˈhärd ənd ˈpo͝ot əˈwā ˈwet/ /ˈrɪdən ˈhɑːrd ənd ˈpʊt əˈweɪ ˈwɛt/

Etymologie

() From the inadvisable practice of riding a horse to the point of exhaustion, and then stabling it while it is still coated in sweat, rather than allowing it to stand outside and dry off.