Idiom Sow wild oats Urdu Eng meanings+examples

Idiom TO SOW WILD OATS 
(Aish ke zindagi basar kerna)
Meanings: Spend life in luxury. Living in peace
Usage: Those who sow wild oats in youth regret in old age.

 The main word used in this idiom is:

wild oat

noun

1.

any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.

2.

a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish-yellow, tubular flowers.

Idioms

3.

sow one's wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless and indiscreet behavior, especially to be promiscuous before marriage.

British Dictionary definitions for sow wild oats

wild oat

noun

1.

any of several temperate annual grasses of the genus Avena, esp A. fatua, that grow as weeds and have long bristles on their flower spikes

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sow wild oats in Culture

sow wild oats definition

To engage in youthful indiscretions, usually sexual liaisons: “Paul asked his father if he had sowed his wild oats before getting married.”

Encyclopedia Article for sow wild oats

wild oat

any of several tufted annual grasses of the genus Avena (family Poaceae), native to Eurasia. Wild oats are sometimes cut for hay, and young plants provide forage for grazing animals

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