sow one's wild oats

sow one's wild oats
sow one's wild oats
to do wild and foolish things in one's youth. (Often assumed to have some sort of sexual meaning.) •

Jack was out sowing his wild oats last night, and he's in jail this morning.

Mrs. Smith told Mr. Smith that he was too old to be sowing his wild oats.

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{v. phr.} To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. * /Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but now he is a wiser and better man./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • sow one's wild oats — {v. phr.} To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. * /Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but now he is a wiser and better man./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sow one's wild oats — go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young. → oat sow one s wild oats see oat. → wild oat …   English new terms dictionary

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  • sow one's wild oats — idi sow one s wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless, indiscreet behavior …   From formal English to slang

  • To sow one's wild oats — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sow\ one's\ wild\ oats — v. phr. To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but now he is a wiser and better man …   Словарь американских идиом

  • To sow one's wild oats — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sow one's wild oats — verb a) To spread ones genes around by impregnating many females. b) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior …   Wiktionary

  • sow one's wild oats — live recklessly and self indulgently …   English contemporary dictionary

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