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go to town

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go to town (on something)

to do something eagerly and as completely as possible. Angie and Phil have really gone to town on their wedding.

Usage notes: often used to describe an activity that involves spending a large amount of money

See also: town

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Vernon; and I cannot just now afford to go to town. Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context You cannot go to town till tomorrow, Brandon, that is all. Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context ----Besides, as my cousin, with that odious Irish name, justly says, I have that regard for the honour and true interest of my family, and that concern for my niece, who is a part of it, that I have resolved to go to town myself upon this occasion; for indeed, indeed, brother, you are not a fit minister to be employed at a polite court. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context More results

References in classic literature

Vernon; and I cannot just now afford to go to town.

Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context

You cannot go to town till tomorrow, Brandon, that is all.

Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context

----Besides, as my cousin, with that odious Irish name, justly says, I have that regard for the honour and true interest of my family, and that concern for my niece, who is a part of it, that I have resolved to go to town myself upon this occasion; for indeed, indeed, brother, you are not a fit minister to be employed at a polite court.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

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