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paint the town red

Meaning: to celebrate wildly; to party extensively.

Language: English

Literally: to paint the town red

Category: The Absurd

Origin: Possibly 1880s English cavalry story of officers painting red after celebration.

More idioms — The Absurd

  • Quand les poules auront des dents — Never — it describes something that will simply never happen.
  • No hay tu tía — There's no way around it; nothing can be done.
  • Avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto — To be unable to see what is right in front of you.
  • Viajar na maionese — To talk nonsense or drift off into your own dream world.
  • Skägget i brevlådan — Caught red-handed in an awkward, embarrassing position.
  • يعمل من الحبة قبة — To blow something tiny completely out of proportion.

More English idioms

  • get the short end of the stick — to receive unfair treatment; to get the worse deal.
  • fit as a fiddle — in excellent physical condition; healthy.
  • no love lost — mutual dislike; bad relations between people.
  • take the plunge — to commit to something risky; to make a decisive move.
  • a nose for something — a talent for finding or recognizing something; keen instinct.
  • throw in the towel — to give up; to concede defeat.

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