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sow one's wild oats
Definition
Or: sow some wild oats / plant (some) wild oats , to indulge in promiscuous sexual activity, to sow or scatter one's seed, especially while still young.Quotes:
(1) King Jaffe (James Earl Jones) about Prince Hakim (Eddie Murphy) in Coming to America (1988): ' Hakim came to America to sow his wild oats.'
(2) Brad Allen/Rex Stetson (Rock Hudson) and Jan Morrow (Doris Day) in Pillow Talk (1959):
-- Brad: ' So I have sown a few wild oats.'
-- Jan: ' A few!? You could qualify for a farm loan.'
(3) Rosalie Maggio. Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage (1991): ' Both young men and young women do this while their parents pray for crop failure.'
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