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What does the expression painting the town red mean?

What does it mean when people say we're gonna paint the town red?


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To engage in a riotous spree.

It is sometimes said to come from the US slang use of "paint" to mean "drink", When someone's drunk their face and nose are flushed red, hence the analogy.