English · Idiom Candidate

ride hard and put away wet

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To work something or someone excessively without rest or maintenance.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm việc quá sức mà không nghỉ ngơi hoặc bảo dưỡng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: to ride a horse hard and then put it away without drying it

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The company has been riding its employees hard and putting them away wet, leading to high turnover.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “ride hard and put away wet” mean?

To work something or someone excessively without rest or maintenance. Literally: to ride a horse hard and then put it away without drying it

Is “ride hard and put away wet” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.