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wild oats
noun(wild oat)
any of several Old World wild grasses (genus Avena); especially : a Eurasian annual weed (A. fatua) common in meadows and pastures
wild oats
noun(wild oat)
offenses and indiscretions ascribed to youthful exuberance —usually used in the phrase sow one's wild oats
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idiom(wild oat)
to have many sexual relationships particularly when one is young

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