all wet

Idioms and Phrases

Completely wrong, mistaken, as in If you think you can beat the system and win at roulette, you're all wet . The original allusion in this expression is unclear, that is, how moisture or dampness is related to wrongness. [ Slang ; first half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

“Extreme wet years usually require all wet season months to be wet,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“My clothes are all wet, and I am unable to change them,” said Alaa Mansour, who was sheltering at a hospital in central Gaza.

From Seattle Times

In a larger, separate bowl, combine all wet ingredients, including eggs and cottage cheese, except yeast mixture.

From Salon

Inevitably, that turns up in regenerative ways through their designs — Latta’s still thinking about the Hanes tank top she gave her son while he was all wet, “swaddled in this thing that all of a sudden looked great on him.”

From Los Angeles Times

Most of the villagers were smudged with soot and dirt, and others were all wet.

From Literature

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