Sow your wild oats meaning
What does the saying 'Sow your wild oats' mean?
Idiom: Sow your wild oats
Meaning:
If a young man sows his wild oats, he has a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships. for e.g. He'd spent his twenties sowing his wild oats but felt that it was time to settle down.
Country: International English |
Subject Area: Food and Eating |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
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