单词 | a night on the town |
释义 | > as lemmasa night on the town P8. colloquial. (out) on the town: enjoying the nightlife of a city or town. Frequently in a night on the town. ΚΠ 1860 Illustr. Times 25 Feb. 1/3 Vice is amply catered for in the publicans' houses already, as a night on the town may show to any philosophical inquirer. 1939 Washington Post 30 Apr. vi. 1/8 A night on the town for two will run to $150 or better. 1948 A. J. Hanna & K. A. Hanna Lake Okeechobee xxvii. 330 After appointing certain of their party to stay sober.., they went out on the town. 1981 West Lancs. Evening Gaz. 18 July 8/4 A night on the town turned sour when a 22 year-old man hit a glass collector in the face with a beer stein. 1993 Independent on Sunday 4 Apr. 22/5 George VI was outraged his son-in-law was on the town with a showgirl. 2006 Philadelphia May 229/1 A crowded, cacophonous mix of special-occasioners out on the town. < as lemmas |
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