to go out and celebrate; to go on a drinking bout; to get drunk.- Faire la bringue
They were out painting the town red last night.
Origin The expression is American slang meaning to go on a reckless debauch, to be wildly extravagant. Originally, the metaphor applied to bonfires painting the sky or scenery red. An old Irish ballad contains the lines: The beacon hills were painted red/ With many a fire that night. The immediate source of the phrase may be traced to the times when a Mississippi steamboat captain would want to defeat his rival. `Paint her, boys!' he would command his men as they heaped fuel upon the fires at night, casting a red glare upon the surrounding scenery. The phrase was helped into popularity by the fact that `to paint' (ie to paint the nose red) was an old slang term for drinking. [Source: Handybook of Literary Curiosities, by William S Walsh (Lippincott 1892).] Peter Whitehead, Shaw Heath
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
a woman who tempts someone to do something, typically a sexually attractive woman who sets out to allure or seduce someone.
Lyrics "Glory Box" I'm so tired of playing Playing with this bow and arrow Gonna give my heart away Leave it to the other girls to play For I've been a temptress too long Just... Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman I just wanna be a woman From this time, unchained We're all looking at a different picture Through this new frame of mind A thousand flowers could bloom Move over and give us some room Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman I just wanna be a woman [INSTRUMENTAL] So don't you stop being a man Just take a little look from outside when you can Show a little tenderness No matter if you cry Give me a reason to love you Give me a reason to be a woman It's all I wanna be is all woman For this is the beginning of forever and ever It's time to move over...
