go to town on
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“The Fed was very clear in their dot plot,” he said, “and I don’t know why the markets decided to double it and then go to town on that.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
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
The Imperial family now live entirely here, and only go to town on formal business or occasions of state.
From Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Maria Graham