sow one's wild oats

sow one's wild oats
отдавать дань увлечениям молодости, грешить в молодости, "перебеситься" [букв. сеять дикий овёс (вместо культурного)]; см. тж. wild oats

...as my old uncle says, ‘a young fellow must sow his wild oats,’ and Oxford seems a place specially set apart by Providence for that operation. (Th. Hughes, ‘Tom Brown at Oxford’, ch. VI) — ...как говорит мой старый дядюшка, "молодому человеку надо перебеситься", а Оксфорд уготован для этого самой судьбой.

...he and I and Mr. Sidney Webb were sowing our political wild oats as a sort of Fabian three Musketeers. (B. Shaw, ‘Man and Superman’, ‘To Arthur Bingham Walkley’) — ...он, я и мистер Сидней Вебб отдали дань юношеским увлечениям в политике, будучи своего рода тремя мушкетерами из Фабианского общества.

The difference between Robbie Budd and most others was that they didn't consider it necessary to tell their future brides about the wild oats they had sown. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 13) — Разница между Робби Баддом и остальными заключалась лишь в том, что те не считали нужным сообщать своим будущим женам о грехах молодости.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • sow one's wild oats — {v. phr.} To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. * /Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but now he is a wiser and better man./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sow one's wild oats — {v. phr.} To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. * /Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but now he is a wiser and better man./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sow one's wild oats — go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young. → oat sow one s wild oats see oat. → wild oat …   English new terms dictionary

  • sow one's wild oats — ► sow one s wild oats go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young. Main Entry: ↑oat …   English terms dictionary

  • sow one's wild oats — verb live promiscuously and self indulgently • Syn: ↑sow one s oats • Hypernyms: ↑gratify, ↑pander, ↑indulge • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * sow one s w …   Useful english dictionary

  • sow one's wild oats — idi sow one s wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless, indiscreet behavior …   From formal English to slang

  • To sow one's wild oats — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sow\ one's\ wild\ oats — v. phr. To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but now he is a wiser and better man …   Словарь американских идиом

  • To sow one's wild oats — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sow one's wild oats — verb a) To spread ones genes around by impregnating many females. b) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior …   Wiktionary

  • sow one's wild oats — live recklessly and self indulgently …   English contemporary dictionary


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