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all wet

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  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]


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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2024

“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 Nov. 27, 2023

Almost all wet wipes will be banned in England under plans to tackle water pollution, environment minister Therese Coffey has told BBC News.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2023

Bing Lin, a third-year Ph.D. student under Dr. David Wilcove in the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at Princeton University, urged against castigating all wet markets.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2022

I’m not getting my UGGs all wet and gross, so I tug on my rain boots—the navy-blue ones with bright-white raindrops printed on them.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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