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  • as inmisbehave
  • as insin

synonyms for sow wild oats

  • act up
  • fool around
  • trespass
  • deviate
  • fail
  • misconduct
  • offend
  • roughhouse
  • sin
  • transgress
  • be at fault
  • be bad
  • be dissolute
  • be guilty
  • be immoral
  • be indecorous
  • be insubordinate
  • be mischievous
  • be out of line
  • be out of order
  • be reprehensible
  • bend the law
  • carry on
  • cut up
  • do evil
  • do wrong
  • get into mischief
  • go astray
  • go wrong
  • make trouble
  • take a wrong turn

antonyms for sow wild oats

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  • behave
  • obey
  • behave
  • obey
  • stay
  • comply
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How to use sow wild oats in a sentence

They are so rich in harmony, so weird, so wild, that when you hear them you are like a sea-weed cast upon the bosom of the ocean.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
But before he could even sow that year's crop, he would have to see a certain banker who lived in Nebraska.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUX
The white men served their smoking cannon with a wild energy that, for a time, made the gallant nine equal to a thousand.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACY
A cricket-match was in progress, but the bowling and batting were extremely wild, thanks to The Warren strong beer.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
People are busy ballooning or driving; shooting like stars along railroads; or migrating like swallows or wild-geese.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUS
Suddenly he shot a disturbing glance at Tressan's face, and the corner of his wild-cat mustachios twitched.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINI
Besides, we now know that the plant which furnishes the Chinese tobacco is even said to grow wild in the East Indies.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.
It was a very dangerous one, too, and sometimes lives were sacrificed in his efforts to capture or to kill this fierce wild beast.
OUR LITTLE KOREAN COUSINH. LEE M. PIKE
Zoological gardens and “wild beast shows” had for him attractions which were quite irresistible.
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNE
At last, tired of fighting an unseen foe, the men arose to their feet, and with a wild cheer sprang forward.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNN
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