sow your wild oats

sow (one's) wild oats

To engage in rebelliousness or promiscuity, typically in one's youth before settling down. Bill and I had to break up because I was looking to get married, and he just wanted to sow his wild oats. You can't sow your wild oats forever! Soon, you'll want a wife and a house, and you'll regret the things you're doing now.

See also: oat, sow, wild

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sow your wild oats

RUDE

If someone, especially a young man, sows their wild oats, they have many sexual relationships which are not serious and do not last long. This survey shows that men see nothing wrong in sowing their wild oats before settling down. To settle down with the first man you met means you haven't had a chance to sow your wild oats. Note: In this expression, the behaviour of young people is compared to someone sowing wild oats, which cannot be eaten, on good ground instead of edible oats.

See also: oat, sow, wild

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

sow your wild oats

go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young.

Wild oats are weeds found in cornfields which resemble cultivated oats: spending time sowing them would be a foolish or useless activity. The expression has been current since the late 16th century; from the mid 16th to the early 17th century, wild oat was also used as a term for a dissolute young man.

See also: oat, sow, wild

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

sow your wild ˈoats

(informal) (usually used of young men) enjoy yourself before you get married and settle down: The problem is that he never sowed his wild oats before he got married, and he wants to sow them now. Wild oats are weeds that grow in fields and look like real oats. Sowing them would be a silly or useless activity.

See also: oat, sow, wild

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

sow (one's) wild oats
sow one's wild oats
sow wild oats
wild oats
wild oats, to sow one's
battle
battle with (someone or something)
raise sights
raise your sights
raise/lower your sights

References in periodicals archive

Don't be in a relationship if you want to sow your wild oats. You can't have the best of both worlds and expect to get away with it.

Can I sow my wild oats without feeling guilty? DEAR COLEEN; Ireland's most straight-talking problem page

You didn't get to 'break the rules', kick over the traces, sulk in your bedroom, play one boyfriend off against another, flex your emotional muscles or sow your wild oats.

Sex Talk with Alex

"Exactly how do you sow your wild oats?" I ask, preparing myself for peels of laughter that - oddly - fail to materialise.

The Christine Smith Interview: Alan Titchmarsh: They have to clean the lipstick off my waxwork twice a week but my passion is for gardening; HOW TV'S ALAN TITCHMARSH CULTIVATED HIS SEXY IMAGE

词组	sow your wild oats
释义	sow your wild oats sow (one's) wild oats To engage in rebelliousness or promiscuity, typically in one's youth before settling down. Bill and I had to break up because I was looking to get married, and he just wanted to sow his wild oats. You can't sow your wild oats forever! Soon, you'll want a wife and a house, and you'll regret the things you're doing now. See also: oat, sow, wild Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sow your wild oats RUDE If someone, especially a young man, sows their wild oats, they have many sexual relationships which are not serious and do not last long. This survey shows that men see nothing wrong in sowing their wild oats before settling down. To settle down with the first man you met means you haven't had a chance to sow your wild oats. Note: In this expression, the behaviour of young people is compared to someone sowing wild oats, which cannot be eaten, on good ground instead of edible oats. See also: oat, sow, wild Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. sow your wild oats go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young. Wild oats are weeds found in cornfields which resemble cultivated oats: spending time sowing them would be a foolish or useless activity. The expression has been current since the late 16th century; from the mid 16th to the early 17th century, wild oat was also used as a term for a dissolute young man. See also: oat, sow, wild Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary sow your wild ˈoats (informal) (usually used of young men) enjoy yourself before you get married and settle down: The problem is that he never sowed his wild oats before he got married, and he wants to sow them now. Wild oats are weeds that grow in fields and look like real oats. Sowing them would be a silly or useless activity. See also: oat, sow, wild Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: sow (one's) wild oats sow one's wild oats sow wild oats wild oats wild oats, to sow one's battle battle with (someone or something) raise sights raise your sights raise/lower your sights References in periodicals archive Don't be in a relationship if you want to sow your wild oats. You can't have the best of both worlds and expect to get away with it. Can I sow my wild oats without feeling guilty? DEAR COLEEN; Ireland's most straight-talking problem page You didn't get to 'break the rules', kick over the traces, sulk in your bedroom, play one boyfriend off against another, flex your emotional muscles or sow your wild oats. Sex Talk with Alex "Exactly how do you sow your wild oats?" I ask, preparing myself for peels of laughter that - oddly - fail to materialise. The Christine Smith Interview: Alan Titchmarsh: They have to clean the lipstick off my waxwork twice a week but my passion is for gardening; HOW TV'S ALAN TITCHMARSH CULTIVATED HIS SEXY IMAGE
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