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paint the town red
paint P0015200 (pānt)n.1. a. A liquid mixture, usually of a solid pigment in a liquid vehicle, used as a decorative or protective coating.b. The thin dry film formed by such a mixture when applied to a surface.c. The solid pigment before it is mixed with a vehicle.2. A cosmetic, such as rouge, that is used to give color to the face; makeup.3. Basketball The free throw lane.4. A Paint horse.5. Slang The face cards in a deck of cards: I haven't seen any paint for the last ten hands.v. paint·ed, paint·ing, paints v.tr.1. To make (a picture) with paints.2. a. To represent in a picture with paints.b. To depict vividly in words.3. To coat or decorate with paint: paint a house.4. To apply cosmetics to.5. To apply medicine to; swab: paint a wound.6. To shine a laser beam on, especially in order to designate a target for laser-guided munitions.v.intr.1. To practice the art of painting pictures.2. To cover something with paint.3. To apply cosmetics to oneself: "Let her paint an inch thick, to this favor she must come" (Shakespeare).4. To serve as a surface to be coated with paint: These nonporous surfaces paint badly with a brush.Idioms: paint the black Baseball To throw a pitched ball over the edge of home plate for a strike. paint the town red Slang To go on a spree.
[From Middle English painten, to paint, from Old French peintier, from peint, past participle of peindre, from Latin pingere; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]
paint′a·bil′i·ty n.paint′a·ble adj.paint the town redTo take part in a wild celebration or drinking spree.Translations
paint the town red
paint the town (red)To go out into a city or town and have an enjoyable time, typically by visiting various establishments, such as bars, restaurants, clubs, etc. After our exams finished, we all decided to get dressed up and paint the town red. A: "I was thinking I might go to a museum or the library." B: "Wow, you're really going to paint the town red, huh?"See also: paint, townpaint the town redGo 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] See also: paint, red, townpaint the town red If you paint the town red, you go out and enjoy yourself, often drinking alcohol and dancing. Don't you and the other sisters ever paint the town red? Preparing yourself to paint the town red on a Saturday night just doesn't have the same buzz without suitable music to get ready to. Note: This expression is said to have originated in the Wild West. It may have been used to describe groups of Native Americans setting fire to towns. Another possibility is that it referred to cowboys threatening to `paint the town red' with the blood of anyone who tried to stop their drunken behaviour. See also: paint, red, townpaint the town red go out and enjoy yourself flamboyantly. informalSee also: paint, red, townpaint the town ˈred (informal) go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself: It was the end of term and students decided to go out and paint the town red.See also: paint, red, townpaint the town (red) tv. to go out and celebrate; to go on a drinking bout; to get drunk. They were out painting the town red last night. See also: paint, red, town paint the town red Slang To go on a spree.See also: paint, red, townpaint the town red, toTo indulge in convivial carousing, making the rounds of bars, clubs, and similar places of entertainment. Originating in America in the late nineteenth century, the term appeared in the Boston Journal in 1884: “Whenever there was any excitement or anybody got particularly loud, they always said somebody was ‘painting the town red.’”See also: paint, townEncyclopediaSeepaint |