"go to town" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈɡəʊ tə ˈtaʊn\ Audio: En-au-go to town.ogg
  1. Être enthousiaste, vigoureux, ou expert. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-go_to_town-en-verb-YicF2W7z Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: go all out, have a field day

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    "(Date à préciser) Composé de go et de town, littéralement « aller en ville »."
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        {
          "text": "She really went to town with the party preparations.",
          "translation": "Elle s’est vraiment régalée avec les préparatifs de la fête."
        }
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        }
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