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go to town

idiom

To proceed enthusiastically, vigorously, or expertly.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    big end of town

    The top end of town.

  5. 05

    blow town

    To suddenly leave one's residence.

  6. 06

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  7. 07

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  8. 08

    company town

    A town, city, or other municipality in which a single large business has a controlling influence over the economy and, sometimes, over the societal structure and the local government.

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