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paint the town red

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  1. To go carousing: “Arnie and a few of his buddies drove off in a big car Friday night and really painted the town red.”

paint the town red Idioms  

  1. Go on a spree, as in Whenever they go to New York they want to paint the town red. The precise allusion of this term is disputed. Some believe it refers to setting something on fire; others point to a vague association of the color red with violence. [Late 1800s]

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