ride hard and put away wet: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  USgeneralinformalcolloquial
  • To use or treat someone or something very harshly, without regard for care or maintenance.
  • To work, exploit, or drive something (often an animal or piece of equipment) so hard that it suffers damage or rapid wear because it is not properly tended afterwards.

  Examples

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  • After pushing the equipment beyond its limits without any maintenance, they essentially rode it hard and put it away wet.

    Después de usar el equipo al máximo sin ningún mantenimiento, básicamente lo usaron duramente y lo guardaron sin cuidado.

  • The trainer warned that if you ride hard and put away wet, the horse will suffer permanent damage.

    El entrenador advirtió que si usas duramente al caballo y no lo cuidas después, sufrirá daños permanentes.

  • Workers were exhausted because the company rode them hard and put them away wet during the busy season.

    Los trabajadores estaban agotados porque la empresa los explotó sin descanso durante la temporada alta.