go to town
Idioms-
Also, go to town on.
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Do something efficiently and energetically. For example, She really went to town, not only developing and printing the film but making both mat and frame . [Early 1900s]
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Act without restraint, overindulge, as in He went to town on the hors d'oeuvres, finishing nearly all of them . [Early 1900s]
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Be successful, as in After months of hard work, their business is really going to town . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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Plus, the beavers would go to town on some of the park’s trees.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023
McPhee is one of the all-time great generalists, a writer who can go to town on just about any subject, so long as the passion and interest move him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
"If you want to be able to go to town you shouldn't have to pay really"
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023
Instead of buying them separately to make seasonal desserts, opt for the solo shaker and go to town.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023
Would he become the public second son, free to go to town and to school and everywhere else that Matthew and Mark went?
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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