all wet

1. 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

"She was all wet, I told her she's going to need it," Ms Garcia told the BBC.

From BBC

“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

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