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

Yet rumba is so much more than the soundtrack to a good night out on the town.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Of his novel’s effect on the town during the July festival, Hemingway once wrote, “It is all there as it always was except forty thousand tourists have been added.”

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Woodstock, Vt.—which has a quaint downtown filled with shops, and counts actress Ana de Armas as a part-time resident—has adapted to the social media-driven influx, said Keri Cole, who serves on the town selectboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Our culture expects us to, after a relatively short period, just get over it, as if a few nights out on the town will do the trick.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

According to him, a majority of the cancer victims who’d been prayed for were out whooping it up on the town, while their counterparts in the control group had shriveled up and died.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx