feel one's oats

1. Feel frisky or animated, as in School was out, and they were feeling their oats. This usage alludes to the behavior of a horse after having been fed. [Early 1800s]

2. Display self-importance, as in He was feeling his oats, bossing everyone around. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dolores	do-LO-res (Spanish), də-LAWR-is (English)	Spanish, English
Merrill	['merəl]
Marilena	mah-ree-LE-nah (Italian)	Italian, Romanian
Jo	JO (English)	English, German, Dutch
Kristian	KREES-tyahn (Swedish), KREES-tee-ahn (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Samanta	-	Italian, Spanish