hit the town
idiom
informal
: to spend time in the area of a city or town where there are a lot of restaurants, bars, etc.
We're planning to hit the town tomorrow.
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But while his career on the diamond skyrocketed, music stayed fast by his side—especially in those early days in the minor leagues, when Williams wasn’t yet 21 and couldn’t properly hit the town.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
The couple, who were first linked in April 2023 and made their red carpet debut in May 2025, hit the town two nights prior for the New York Film Festival's secret screening of Marty Supreme where Chalamet and Josh Safdie (who wrote and directed the film) surprised the audience at the event.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
As the final plans for the wedding come together, and guests start to arrive, Belly and Jeremiah hit the town with friends for a last wild hurrah.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Speculations only grew in May when Jenner accompanied daughter Kim Kardashian to Paris at the trial of those suspected of being involved in Kardashian's 2016 robbery, and when the duo later hit the town for friend Lauren Sánchez's bachelorette party.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
The couple, who were first linked in April 2023 and made their red carpet debut in May 2025, hit the town two nights prior for the New York Film Festival's secret screening of Marty Supreme where Chalamet and Josh Safdie (who wrote and directed the film) surprised the audience at the event.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
As the final plans for the wedding come together, and guests start to arrive, Belly and Jeremiah hit the town with friends for a last wild hurrah.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Speculations only grew in May when Jenner accompanied daughter Kim Kardashian to Paris at the trial of those suspected of being involved in Kardashian's 2016 robbery, and when the duo later hit the town for friend Lauren Sánchez's bachelorette party.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Hit the town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20town. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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