"go to town on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-go to town on.ogg [Australia] Forms: goes to town on [present, singular, third-person], going to town on [participle, present], went to town on [past], gone to town on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to town on}} go to town on (third-person singular simple present goes to town on, present participle going to town on, simple past went to town on, past participle gone to town on)
  1. (idiomatic) To devour or consume (something); to enthusiastically or assiduously work on (something); to tear into (something). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-go_to_town_on-en-verb-Nx9NbLwu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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