go to town on
Example Sentences
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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
The director’s meticulously crafted, off-kilter features have won over legions of filmgoers who now get to go to town on a new Anderson movie.
From Slate • May 24, 2012
He wus permitted by his master to go to town on errands, which helped him to go on de boat without bein' question'.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
