feel one's oats

feel one's oats
разг.
1) отличаться резвостью (о лошади) [первонач. амер.]

The poor old horse was by no means in a state of decay, but was wonderfully well groomed, and was feeling his oats. (D. Garnett, ‘The Golden Echo’, ch. VI) — У бедной старой кобылы вид был отнюдь не заморенный. Ее, очевидно, холили, и в ней, как говорится, все еще "играл овес".

2) быть весёлым, прытким, резвым; чувствовать прилив сил

‘Gosh, it'll be great to get into harness again,’ he said. ‘I'm feeling my oats already.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. VII) — - Черт возьми, вот будет здорово снова начать работу! - сказал Грей. - Прямо руки чешутся.

Finnegan: "Well, what's biting you now? You ought to be prancing round feeling your oats." (‘Best Australian One-Act Plays’, V. Palmer, ‘Ancestors’) — Финнеган: "Что тебя мучит? Тебе бы скакать и веселиться."

3) зазнаваться, напускать на себя важность; чувствовать, использовать свою силу, значимость

This Novak... and the people behind Novak, were feeling their oats and talking big. (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book I, ch. 2) — Этот Новак... и люди, которые стоят за ним, почувствовали свою силу и зазнались.

As labor's political weight grows, as the workers begin to feel their oats politically, the pressure will grow upon labor leadership to more clearly enunciate its program for the nation... (G. Green, ‘The Enemy Forgotten’, ch. XI) — По мере того как будет возрастать политический вес рабочего класса и рабочие начнут осознавать свою политическую роль, они будут оказывать все возрастающее давление на свое руководство, с тем чтобы оно ясно изложило разработанную им программу для страны...


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

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  • feel one's oats — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. * /The horses were feeling their oats./ * /When they first got to camp, the boys were feeling their oats./ 2. To act in a proud or important way. * /The new gardener was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • feel one's oats — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. * /The horses were feeling their oats./ * /When they first got to camp, the boys were feeling their oats./ 2. To act in a proud or important way. * /The new gardener was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • feel one's oats — ► feel one s oats N. Amer. informal feel lively and energetic. Main Entry: ↑oat …   English terms dictionary

  • feel one's oats — phrasal 1. of a horse : to act spirited or frisky 2. a. : to be actively exuberant the children were feeling their oats and running madly around the house b. : to act in a newly self confident and often self important manner * * * feel one s oats …   Useful english dictionary

  • feel one's oats — idi feel one s oats a) to feel or show giddy animation b) to have a strong sense of one s own power …   From formal English to slang

  • feel one's oats N. Amer. — feel one s oats N. Amer. informal feel lively and energetic. → oat …   English new terms dictionary

  • feel one's oats — verb a) To feel energetic or frisky; to behave in a vigorous or bold manner. In fact, precisely as a rash, restive horse is said to feel his oats, so Turkey felt his coat. b) To feel important; to be empowered …   Wiktionary

  • feel\ one's\ oats — v. phr. slang 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. The horses were feeling their oats. When they first got to camp, the boys were feeling their oats. 2. To act in a proud or important way. The new gardener was feeling his oats and… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • To feel one's 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

  • feel one's oats — phrasal to act in a newly self confident and often self important manner …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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


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