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ridden hard and put away wet
vb. (context idiomatic English) mistreated; not properly cared for.
Usage examples of "ridden hard and put away wet".
A man was waiting with the guards outside the tent when he ar rived, a man who looked ridden hard and put away wet: the report from Khoratum, so the guards said.
Aspirins and coffee might have been enough to beat Johnny's hangover, but Carlo looked as if he'd been ridden hard and put away wet.
She didn't want to see him when she looked like she'd been ridden hard and put away wet.