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1 oats
əu(a type of cereal plant or its grain (seeds): a field of oats; Horses eat oats.) havrehavresubst. flt. \/əʊts\/ ( tar verb i entall og flertall)1) havre2) havregrynsgrøtfeel one's oats (amer., hverdagslig) være høy i hatten være optimistisk gjøre seg viktig, være overlegenget one's oats (britisk, slang) få seg et knullsow one's wild oats (overført, spesielt om ungdom) rase fra seg, løpe hornene av seg -
2 sow
I səu past tense - sowed; verb1) (to scatter over, or put in, the ground: I sowed lettuce in this part of the garden.) så2) (to plant seed over: This field has been sown with wheat.) såII noun(a female pig.) purke, suggepurkeIsubst. \/saʊ\/1) purke, sugge, so2) ( mekanikk) råjernsbarretake\/get the wrong sow by the ear slå ned på feil person komme til feil adresseyou can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear man kan ikke få talg av en trebukkII1) så, så ut, så til2) ( overført) så, spreas a man sows, so shall he reap som man sår, høster mansow one's wild oats løpe hornene av seg, rase fra segsow the seeds of hatred så et hatets frø, så hatsow the wind and reap the whirlwind ( overført) som man sår, høster man -
3 wild oat
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sow your wild oats — phrase if a man sows his wild oats, he has many sexual relationships, especially when he is young Thesaurus: to have sexsynonym sexual activityhyponym Main entry: sow * * * sow your (wild) oats … Useful english dictionary
sow your oats — sow your (wild) oats see ↑sow, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑oat sow your (wild) oats : to have many sexual relationships particularly when you are young He sowed his wild oats in his younger years, but he s married now and has a family. • • • Main E … Useful english dictionary
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 (your) wild oats — sow (your) wild ˈoats idiom (of young men) to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships • He wants to leave home, sow his wild oats and learn about life. Main entry: ↑sowidiom … Useful english dictionary
sow your wild oats — sow (your) wild oats if a young man sows his wild oats, he has a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships. He d spent his twenties sowing his wild oats but felt that it was time to settle down … New idioms dictionary
sow wild oats — sow (your) wild oats if a young man sows his wild oats, he has a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships. He d spent his twenties sowing his wild oats but felt that it was time to settle down … New idioms dictionary
sow your wild oats — If a young man sows his wild oats, he has a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships. for e.g. He d spent his twenties sowing his wild oats but felt that it was time to settle down … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
oats — [əuts US outs] n [plural] [: Old English; Origin: ate (singular)] the grain from which flour or oatmeal is made and that is used in cooking, or in food for animals →sow your wild oats at ↑sow1 (3) … Dictionary of contemporary English