painting the town red

  • 1paint the town (red) — tv. to go out and celebrate; to go on a drinking bout; to get drunk. □ I feel great. Let’s go out and paint the town. □ They were out painting the town red last night …

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  • 2paint\ the\ town\ red — Definition: To have a wild time; to enjoy oneself immensely. Etymology: The origin of this phrase is unclear. Some scholars trace it back to ancient Rome, where soldiers would celebrate a victory by painting the walls of a town with blood from… …

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  • 3paint\ the\ town\ red — Definition: To have a wild time; to enjoy oneself immensely. Etymology: The origin of this phrase is unclear. Some scholars trace it back to ancient Rome, where soldiers would celebrate a victory by painting the walls of a town with blood from… …

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  • 4red — red1 W1S1 [red] adj comparative redder superlative reddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(colour)¦ 2¦(hair)¦ 3¦(face)¦ 4¦(wine)¦ 5 like a red rag to a bull 6 roll out the red carpet/give somebody the red carpet treatment 7 not one red cent …

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  • 5The Boy (musical) — Infobox Musical name = The Boy subtitle = caption = Song from The Boy music = Lionel Monckton Howard Talbot lyrics = Adrian Ross Percy Greenbank book = Fred Thompson Percy Greenbank basis = Pinero s play, The Magistrate productions = 1917 West… …

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  • 6The Vatican —     The Vatican     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …

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  • 7Red Skelton — Red Skelton, 1960. Birth name Richard Bernard Skelton Born July 18, 1913(1913 07 18) …

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  • 9The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …

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  • 10Town Hall Tower, Kraków — Town Hall Tower in Kraków Town Hall Tower in Kraków, Poland (Polish: Wieża ratuszowa w Krakowie) is one of the main focal points of the Main Market Square in the Old Town district of Kraków. The Tower is the only remaining part of the o …

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