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go to town on

VERB

push

Synonyms

STRONGEST

encourage press pressure speed spur

STRONG

browbeat bulldoze coerce constrain dragoon expedite goad goose hurry impel influence inspire jolly kid motivate oblige persuade prod railroad squeeze steamroll strong-arm

WEAK

bear down egg on exert influence fire up key up lean on overpress pour it on push around put the screws to put up to sell on speed up turn on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade leave alone

STRONG

delay hinder repress slow stop suppress

WEAK

conceal hide pull

Example Sentences

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Of course, the internet is going to jump in and go to town on the documents, turning even these grim revelations into a meme.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

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

Trying to compete online will not be easy, she says, but she plans to go to town on social media and use her shop windows as a marketing tool.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2020

But I would find a seat and go to town on my food.

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2020

But "No, no, no!" was the immediate answer; "that could not be, for Thorpe did not know that he might not go to town on Tuesday."

From Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane

go to town on

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