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sow some wild oats:

Or: sow-one's-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 .'


See Also: agrizoophobia, Brummagem buttons, get one's oats, plant one's wild oats, plant the oats, plant wild oats, screw around, sow one's wild oats, sow some wild oats, wild baby, wild girl, wild oats, wild thing, wild woman, wild-ass(ed)

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