paint the town red
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Cornhusker Corner is open twelve months a year, seven days a week, serving to paint the town red.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
"But I'm not off to paint the town red," says John, believing the other thinks it is his intention to see the sights of Malta's capital by night—"I have an engagement."
From Miss Caprice by Rathborne, George, St.
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)
