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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

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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

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

“I’d go to town on Saturday afternoons, sit on the street corner, and I’d sing and play. “I’d have me a hat or box or something in front of me.

From New York Times • May 15, 2015

I go to town on Monday, and will forward under Mr. Freeling's cover as much of Ivanhoe as is finished in print.

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

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