a term that originated with people that ride horses, since you are supposed to brush them and groom them after a workout; now used to refer to the way a promiscuous woman looks
That overpainted middle-aged hussy looks like she's been rode hard and put up wet.
by Winsi June 19, 2004
describes having completed difficult or harsh, unrelenting work; it refers to the poor care of horses;
the words "hard" and "wet" also lend themselves to sexual innuendo, though they are not part of the original meaning
the words "hard" and "wet" also lend themselves to sexual innuendo, though they are not part of the original meaning
I just finished a 12 hour shift. I feel like I've been rode hard and put up wet.
These kids have worked my nerves! I feel like I've been rode hard and put up wet.
Related idioms: worked like a Hebrew slave; worked like a white-mouthed mule
These kids have worked my nerves! I feel like I've been rode hard and put up wet.
Related idioms: worked like a Hebrew slave; worked like a white-mouthed mule
by almost doctor April 16, 2014