sow one's wild oats

sow one's wild oats (third-person singular simple present sows one's wild oats, present participle sowing one's wild oats, simple past sowed one's wild oats, past participle sown one's wild oats or sowed one's wild oats)

1. (figuratively, of a male) To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.
2. (by extension, of a male or female) To engage in premarital or extramarital flings.
3. (by extension, of a male or female) To have numerous sexual partners.
4. (by extension, often of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.

• gratify
• indulge
• pander
• put it about
• satisfaction
• yield