paint the town red
Speech parts
1. paint the town red - Verb
2. paint the town red - Phrase
Meaning
paint the town red (third-person singular simple present paints the town red, present participle painting the town red, simple past and past participle painted the town red)
(idiomatic) To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.
It was the end of term and students decided to celebrate by painting the town red.
Synonyms
party
revel
wassail
celebrate
carouse
roister
let loose
raise hell
make merry
whoop it up
step out
live it up
overdrink