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painted the town red

painted the town red is the simple past and past participle of paint the town red.

Meaning of paint the town red

Verb

paint the town red (third-person singular simple present paints the town red, present participle painting the town red, simple past and past participle painted the town red)

  1. (idiomatic) To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.
    • It was the end of term and students decided to celebrate by painting the town red.

Questions about painted the town red

What is painted the town red the simple past and past participle of?
Painted the town red is the simple past and past participle of paint the town red.

Words near painted the town red in the dictionary

  1. Painted Post
  2. painted snipe
  3. painted snipes
  4. painted the tape
  5. painted the town
  6. painted the town red
  7. painted the wagon
  8. painted tree rat
  9. painted tree rats
  10. painted trillium
  11. painted trilliums

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