Antonyms for paint the town red
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : peynt |
Phonetic Transcription : peɪnt |
Definition of paint the town red
Origin :- early 13c., "represent in painting or drawing, portray;" early 14c., "paint the surface of, color, stain;" from Old French peintier "to paint," from peint, past participle of peindre "to paint," from Latin pingere "to paint, represent in a picture, stain; embroider, tattoo," from PIE root *peig-/*peik- "to cut" (cf. Sanskrit pimsati "hews out, cuts, carves, adorns," Old Church Slavonic pila "file, saw," Lithuanian pela "file"). Sense evolution between PIE and Latin was, presumably, from "decorate with cut marks" to "decorate" to "decorate with color." Cf. Sanskrit pingah "reddish," pesalah "adorned, decorated, lovely," Old Church Slavonic pegu "variegated;" Greek poikilos "variegated;" Old High German fehjan "to adorn;" Old Church Slavonic pisati, Lithuanian piesiu "to write." Probably also representing the "cutting" branch of the family is Old English feol (see file (n.)).
- To paint the town (red) "go on a spree" first recorded 1884; to paint (someone or something) black "represent it as wicked or evil" is from 1590s. Adjective paint-by-numbers "simple" is attested by 1970; the art-for-beginners kits themselves date to c.1953.
- As in carouse : verb make merry, often with liquor
- As in celebrate : verb commemorate occasion, achievement
- As in roister : verb revel
- As in have a ball : verb have fun
Synonyms for paint the town red
- bask
- beat the drum
- bless
- blow off steam
- booze
- carouse
- carry on
- ceremonialize
- commend
- consecrate
- crow
- cut loose
- dedicate
- delight
- drink
- drink to
- enjoy
- eulogize
- exalt
- extol
- feast
- fete
- fool around
- frolic
- get down
- get it on
- gloat
- glorify
- go on a spree
- go to town
- hallow
- have a ball
- have fun
- honor
- imbibe
- indulge
- jubilate
- keep
- kick over the traces
- kick up heels
- kick up one's heels
- kid around
- lap up
- lark
- laud
- let go
- let loose
- let off steam
- lionize
- live it up
- luxuriate
- make merry
- make whoopee
- mark with a red letter
- memorialize
- observe
- paint the town
- paint the town red
- party
- perform
- play
- praise
- proclaim
- publicize
- quaff
- raise Cain
- raise hell
- raise the roof
- rejoice
- relish
- revel
- revere
- riot
- ritualize
- roister
- roll
- rollick
- run around
- savor
- signalize
- solemnize
- step out
- thrive
- wallow
- wassail
- whoop it up
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