paint the town red
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Returning to Blida a convinced nationalist, Benkhedda wrote patriotic pamphlets and organized a group to paint the town red with slogans for Algerian independence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cornhusker Corner is open twelve months a year, seven days a week, serving to paint the town red.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the second instance the crews of two Cardiff tramps had joined in an effort to "paint the town red" at Bilbao, the Spanish port.
From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by Dilnot, George
When we get to New York we will simply paint the town red, and if you wish, then, we'll go on to Europe.
From The Desired Woman by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)
The "Americanos" succeeded in waking up Nuevitas in some degree, and at night a few of them set out to "paint the town red".
From Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers by Adams, James Meade
