painting the town
Out celebrating hard
Painting the town means going out for a night of lively entertainment and celebration, typically involving bars, clubs, or other social venues.
The full phrase is painting the town red, though the shorter form works alone: We're painting the town tonight.
The image suggests leaving a colorful mark everywhere you go.
Boisterous drinking spree
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
- spreeBrief excessive episode
- bacchanalWild drunken celebration
debauchery · revel · festivity · gaiety · jollification · merriment · whoopee · blowout
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- cocktailsAlcoholic blended beverages
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
karaoke · live music · lounge · rooftop · patio · bouncer · doorman · cover charge
Reckless, exciting adventure
- larkSongbird or escapade
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- jauntBrief recreational trip
- gallivantRoam for pleasure
romp · frolic · shenanigans · mischief · tomfoolery · skylarking · fling · outing
Animated spirit or energy
- zestKeen enjoyment or peel
- ebullienceEnthusiastic, overflowing liveliness
- energyPower to do work
- verveSpirited enthusiasm
vigor · liveliness · spiritedness · effervescence · elan · brio · sparkle · buoyancy
carousing
Boisterous drinking spree
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
- spreeBrief excessive episode
bacchanal · debauchery · revel · festivity · gaiety · jollification · merriment · whoopee · blowout · bash
clubbing
Visiting nightclubs for entertainment
nightclub · karaoke · live music · lounge · rooftop · patio · bouncer · doorman · cover charge · dress code
escapade
Reckless, exciting adventure
gallivant · romp · frolic · shenanigans · mischief · tomfoolery · skylarking · fling · outing · night out
vivacity
Animated spirit or energy
- zestKeen enjoyment or peel
- ebullienceEnthusiastic, overflowing liveliness
- energyPower to do work
verve · vigor · liveliness · spiritedness · effervescence · elan · brio · sparkle · buoyancy · high spirits
painting the townstaying home
Not going out
staying in · cocooning · hibernating · vegging out · keeping to oneself
painting the towntaking it easy
Deliberately slowing down
staying sober · keeping a low profile · teetotaling · moping · sulking
painting the towntaking it easy
Deliberately slowing down
winding down · chilling out · relaxing · resting · playing it safe
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