go to town on

go to town on verb: to devour or consume (something); to enthusiastically or assiduously work on (something); to tear into (something).

Verb

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)

(idiomatic) To devour or consume (something); to enthusiastically or assiduously work on (something); to tear into (something).
- Is this coming from my role model mother? The shoplifter, the drug addict, the porn star, the whore who let Gene Simmons and Bill Clinton go to town on her?2011 October, Wellesley Wild, “Seahorse Seashell Party”, in Family Guy, season 10, episode 2, spoken by Meg

গোগ্রাসে গেলা, গ্রাস করা

third-person singular present	goes to town on
present participle	going to town on
past	went to town on
past participle	gone to town on

What does go to town on mean?: Go to town on means to devour or consume (something); to enthusiastically or assiduously work on (something); to tear into (something).
What is go to town on in Bengali?: Go to town on in Bengali is গোগ্রাসে গেলা, গ্রাস করা. See Go to town on meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is go to town on?: Go to town on is a verb.
What is the past tense of go to town on?: The past tense of go to town on is went to town on.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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