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felt one's oats

felt one's oats is the simple past and past participle 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)

  1. 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

Questions about felt one's oats

What is felt one's oats the simple past and past participle of?
Felt one's oats is the simple past and past participle of feel one's oats.

Words near felt one's oats in the dictionary

  1. felt like death
  2. felt like oneself
  3. felt nine feet tall
  4. felt no pain
  5. felt one's legs
  6. felt one's oats
  7. felt one's way
  8. felt oneself
  9. felt out
  10. felt pen
  11. felt pens

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