Question

Feel Your Oats to be in high spirits, energetic; to act in a proud way

Accepted Answer

Ms. Blumenthal was dancing, laughing, and feeling her oats. This American expression from the early 19th century originated when a writer noticed that his horse always acted more lively and vigorous when it was well-fed with oats. The writer applied the idea to people, often older ones, and wrote that a peppy, active person was "feeling his oats."

Idiom	Feel Your Oats
Example	Ms. Blumenthal was dancing, laughing, and feeling her oats.
Meaning	to be in high spirits, energetic; to act in a proud way
Origin	This American expression from the early 19th century originated when a writer noticed that his horse always acted more lively and vigorous when it was well-fed with oats. The writer applied the idea to people, often older ones, and wrote that a peppy, active person was "feeling his oats."

Oats Writer Feel Ms Blumenthal Dancing Laughing Feeling