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paint the town redTo party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.Rate it:

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hottest thing in townA particular late model car, a startlingly appearing item or super-styled article of dress.Rate it:

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come upon the townBecome a prostitute; turn to prostitution.Rate it:

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company townA town, city, or other municipality in which a single large business has a controlling influence over the economy and, sometimes, over the societal structure and local government.Rate it:

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doing the townEngaging in an evening of celebration and reveling with little consideration of expenses.Rate it:

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go out on the townTo party all night long.Rate it:

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go to townTo proceed enthusiastically, vigorously, or expertly.Rate it:

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go to town onTo devour or consume; to enthusiastically or assiduously work on; to tear into.Rate it:

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money gone to townGoing to the big city on a spending spree.Rate it:

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new townUsed other than as an idiom: see new, town.Rate it:

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new townA town built to address housing shortages post World War II.Rate it:

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on the townCasually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city.Rate it:

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one-horse townA very small town.Rate it:

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One-Horse TownA small town with limited facilities, a backward town, obscure townRate it:

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one-horse townA very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.Rate it:

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only game in townThe only opportunity, activity, or resource available.Rate it:

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run out of townTo force someone out of a place or a positionRate it:

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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skip townTo leave one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.Rate it:

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talk of the townA subject discussed by many people.Rate it:

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there is a new sheriff in townA new person has come to power and is going to make changes.Rate it:

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toast of the townA person, male or female, who is admired and very popular in local society, and who is sought-after to attend parties, public events, etc.Rate it:

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toast of the townAn expression to an individual for exemplary services, contributions or other benefits to a community.Rate it:

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town and gownOn one hand, the members of the city, borough, or similar community near a university and, on the other hand, the students and faculty of the university itself, especially when understood as rivals in a state of tension or conflict.Rate it:

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Go Fly A KiteGet Outa Here, Leave Town, "I Don't B'lieve Ya!"Rate it:

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out on the tilesOut for a night on the town.Rate it:

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adventus Romam, in urbemarrival in Rome, in town.Rate it:

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bump in the roadA very small town.Rate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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crebras ex oppido excursiones facere (B. G. 2. 30)to make a sally, sortie from the town.Rate it:

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eruptionem facere ex oppidoto make a sally, sortie from the town.Rate it:

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fabulam fierito be the talk of the town, a scandal.Rate it:

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in oppidum irrumpereto break into the town.Rate it:

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in oppidum irruptionem facereto break into the town.Rate it:

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les vainqueurs firent main basse sur les biens des habitantsThe victors pillaged the town.Rate it:

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longe, procul abesse ab urbeto be far from town.Rate it:

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main dragThe main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.Rate it:

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Main StreetThe generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.Rate it:

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munitiones perrumpereto break through the lines (and relieve a town).Rate it:

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not a sausageJohn: Do you know how I get to the town center from here?.Rate it:

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oppidum capere, expugnareto take, storm a town.Rate it:

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oppidum cingere vallo et fossato surround a town with a rampart and fosse.Rate it:

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oppidum colli impositum estthe town stands on rising ground.Rate it:

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oppidum diripereto plunder a town.Rate it:

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oppidum evertere, excīdereto completely destroy a town.Rate it:

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oppidum fame domareto starve a town into surrender.Rate it:

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oppidum in obsidione tenereto keep a town in a state of siege.Rate it:

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oppidum incendereto fire a town.Rate it:

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oppidum manu (opere) munituma town artificially fortified.Rate it:

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oppidum mari adiacetthe town lies near the sea.Rate it:

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