ridden hard and put away wet

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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.

ridden hard and put away wet

    Hyphenation

    rid·den hard and put a·way wet

    Turkish pronunciation

    rîdın härd ınd pût ıwey wet

    Pronunciation

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

    Etymology

    () 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.
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