Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
paint the town red
Spanish translation:
irse de juerga
English term
paint the town red
They'll arrive and paint the town red.
Proposed translations
It will not look like a translation!!
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
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irse de juerga
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Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
: "irse de juerga" o "irse de parranda" #:)
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15 Years as an International Executive
Native in: French 
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llegaran y....
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Teresa Duran-Sanchez
: or "armarán una juerga..." Thierry, so juerguista... ;-)
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Ed Murphy
: Prefer "armar ..."
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Argentina
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Rioplatense, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Standard-Spain, Uruguayan, Bolivian, Argentine, US)
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"... y van a salir a divertirse a puro ruido"
Chile
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Native in: Spanish
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Llegarán y harán las de Quico y Caco
Suerte!
Meaning
Engage in a wild spree.
Origin
The allusion is to the kind of riotous behaviour that results in much red blood being spilt.
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/277125.html
Llegarán y darán vuelta la ciudad.
Andrea
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Dar la vuelta al ruedo
montar un alboroto memorable
Saludos.
irse de parranda (o fiesta) Mx.
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Teresa Duran-Sanchez
: Also in Spain
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Eric Ayala
: También se dice así en Puerto Rico. Aparece como una opción en el Simon & Schuster's
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Susana Coletti
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CHIJVaquer
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Llegarán y se iran a divertir
Spain
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quemar la ciudad
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Noemi Carrera
: Es la expresión más correcta si la traducción es para España. Cuando tienes muchas ganas de salir y pasarlo bien con tus amigos se suele decir: "Hoy vamos a quemar Gijón/Madrid/...".
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Specialist with 14+ years of experience
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
llegarán y harán de las suyas
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Eric Ayala
: It sounds more international, meaning "to do as one pleases" (Simon & Schuster's).
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Noemi Carrera
: Lo siento, pero, según mi opinión, esta expresión tiene connotaciones negativas, al menos en España.
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