From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishon the tileson the tilesBritish English informalDL out drinking, dancing etc for enjoyment until late at night → tile
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on the tiles• They ran into the hall, Tom's boots clattering on the tiles.• Does working on the Big Breakfast mean no more nights on the tiles?• Lincoln made his way in, the nails of his paws making clicking noises on the tiles.• The pattern, he remembered, echoed the one on the tiles of Patricia Hoskin's house in Clapham.• I rested on the tiles and then went into the steam room.• My boots squelch and squeak on the tiles.• I took off my glasses, left them on my towel on the tiles, and went for a quick swim.• My feet made neat tracks on the tiles. 