wild oats

British  

plural noun

1. slang the indiscretions of youth, esp dissoluteness before settling down (esp in the phrase sow one's wild oats )

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wild oats Idioms  

1. see sow one's wild oats.

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Example Sentences

In the bad, late-'90s cable version of this story, Minda's sowing her wild oats but eventually realizes he's the one, and then they get married and have babies and whatever.

From Salon

In Season 2, Gwen has attempted to sow her wild oats as a D.J. in Bali, and she returns home with a fresh, if not always welcome, perspective.

From New York Times

Miles of rolling fields blanketed in faded wild oats and yellow starthistle line the gently curving roads into this isolated enclave an hour’s drive south of Redding.

From Los Angeles Times

Very likely some Mrs. Grundy will observe, “I don’t believe it, boys will be boys, young men must sow their wild oats, and women must not expect miracles.”

From Literature

By the time we meet her, Audrey has sowed her wild oats.

From New York Times