all wet

The phrase "all wet" is an informal American English idiom used to describe someone who is completely mistaken or incorrect.

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Definition

B2Informal Conversation

(idiomatic, informal)Completely wrong or mistaken about something.

Example

He thought the meeting was at 3 PM, but he was all wet; it started at 2 PM.
If you think that policy will work, you're all wet.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "all wet":

soaking wet get wet wet through heavy wet wet job wet play wet goods wetted area wet sand high and dry wet end wet rot wet the bed wet work wet fly wet one's pants high water washed out wet noodle dried out ridden hard and put away wet all over