paint the town
Example Sentences
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It was a play on Tony Christie's song that had been covered by comedian Peter Kay for Comic Relief days earlier and Wales were determined to paint the town - not just noses - red.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025
Daniel Miller, 39, from Luton, had tears in his eyes after Monday's "paint the town orange" parade.
From BBC • May 30, 2023
“Show up to the polls and then come over to our election night party to help us paint the town red,” the organization advises.
From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Andrew got some of literally the world’s best street artists to come to Bunbury and paint the town.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2017
Plainly they were advertising the fact that they had come to paint the town red and did not care who knew it.
From A Man Four-Square by Raine, William MacLeod
