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发信人: yangs (为什么又要过冬天?!), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年11月06日18:29:08 星期二), 站内信件
paint the town red
Definition: To have a wild time; to enjoy oneself immensely.
Example: 1) We graduated! Let's paint the town red!
2) Lara and I painted the town red last night. I've never had so much
fun before.
Etymology: The origin of this phrase is unclear. Some scholars trace
it back to ancient Rome, where soldiers would celebrate a victory by
painting the walls of a town with blood from its defeated soldiers.
Other scholars believe the phrase comes from the American frontier,
where 'paint' referred to liquor and 'red' referred to pleasurable but
illegal activities.
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The shining sea 我可以 划船不用浆
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The blue sky 我可以 扬帆没有风向
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