Sow One's Wild Oats (Verb)
Meaning
Live promiscuously and self-indulgently.
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- Most people sow their wild oats in their younger years before settling down into more traditional roles.
- Sow your wild oats while you're young and have the time to travel and experience the world.
- After college she went through a phase where she felt the need to sow her wild oats, but eventually she grew tired of the lifestyle.
- It's common for celebrities to sow their wild oats and be involved in scandals before they get married and have children.
- Many young men move to the city to sow their wild oats before eventually finding a steady partner and starting a family.