goes to town
Does it thoroughly
Goes to town means to do something with great enthusiasm, energy, or thoroughness.
Someone who goes to town on a project throws themselves into it completely: She really went to town decorating for the party.
The phrase can also mean to indulge freely: He went to town on the buffet.
- purchasesGoods obtained for money
- indulgeSatisfy a craving
- shopsRetail establishments
- spendsPays out funds
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
shopping spree · exaggerate · gusto · perform · comprehensive · enthusiastic · all-out · no holds barred · whole hog · pulls out all the stops · devours · zeal · industriousness · rampage · fervor · diligence · vigor · full-throttle
goes to townholds back
Restrains or delays
mails it in · cuts corners · slacks off · coasts · dogs it
goes to townhangs back
Stays reluctantly behind
disengages · withdraws · checks out · abstains · tiptoes around
goes, going, gone, goer, goers, town, towns, township, townships