Meaning of ride hard and put away wet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To mistreat (someone or something); to not properly care for.
   idiomatic, transitive
2. 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.
   transitive
3. To have vigorous sex with (someone).
   idiomatic, slang, transitive

Examples

“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.”

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