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get your oats (British, very informal)

to have sex regularly. Dan seems a lot happier these days - I think he must be getting his oats. (usually in continuous tenses)

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.

See also: sow, wild

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feel your oats

to have great confidence in your importance or ability. Workers are feeling their oats and demanding higher wages.

See also: feel