feels one's oats
feels one's oats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of feel one's oats.
Meaning of feel one's oats
Verb
feel one's oats (third-person singular simple present feels one's oats, present participle feeling one's oats, simple past and past participle felt one's oats)
- To feel energetic or frisky; to behave in a vigorous or bold manner; to feel empowered and important.
- In fact, precisely as a rash, restive horse is said to feel his oats, so Turkey felt his coat.1853 November–December, Herman Melville, “Bartleby”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC
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