on the town

Idioms  

1. Also, out on the town. In spirited pursuit of entertainment offered by a town or city, as in We went out on the town last night. [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

The sky pulsed red with the glow of a distant Guy Fawkes Night bonfire, and a cold, wet fog sat heavily on the town of Inverness.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an interview on “The Town” podcast, Blumhouse Productions Chief Executive Jason Blum blamed the sequel’s shortcomings on a change in genre from the original.

From Los Angeles Times

AFP reporters spent a night out on the town on a recent December evening to document a city known for its excess exploding into full-blown extravagance.

From Barron's

The walls varied in height depending on the town, but most were about 20 feet tall.

From Literature

Now, looking as if he had just rolled in from a night on the town without pausing to take a nap, John Devaney delivered what was clearly an extemporaneous rant about the state of the subprime market.

From Literature