Synonyms for go to town
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : toun |
Phonetic Transcription : taÊŠn |
Top 10 synonyms for go to town Other synonyms for the word go to town
- accomplish
- achieve
- act
- act the part
- advance
- arrive
- augment
- batten
- be enriched
- be good
- be in action
- be in commission
- be in operation
- be master of
- be proficient
- be running
- be skillful
- be talented
- bear
- bear fruit
- beat
- beat the drum
- become rich
- become wealthy
- benefit
- best
- better
- bring forward
- cap
- carry on
- come forward
- conquer
- consummate
- continue ahead
- continue on
- cook
- cut loose
- dispatch
- do
- do a number
- do duty
- do one's thing
- do well
- do wonders
- drive
- eclipse
- elevate
- enforce
- enjoy
- exceed
- execute
- fare well
- fatten
- feast
- feather nest
- flourish
- flower
- forge ahead
- function
- gain
- gain ground
- get ahead
- get down
- get green light
- get in there
- get it on
- get on
- get there
- get with it
- go
- go about
- go ahead
- go beyond
- go for broke
- go for it
- go forth
- go forward
- go great guns
- go in for
- go places
- go that route
- go to town
- grow rich
- hasten
- hit it big
- hit the jackpot
- improve upon
- increase
- intrude
- jubilate
- kick up one's heels
- knock off
- labor
- launch
- let loose
- let off steam
- live it up
- make a killing
- make good
- make headway
- make it
- make mark
- make merry
- make money
- make out
- make progress
- make the scene
- maneuver
- march
- move
- move on
- move onward
- move up
- multiply
- officialize
- officiate
- operate
- outdo
- outrival
- outshine
- outstrip
- paint the town red
- party
- pass
- percolate
- perk
- perpetrate
- persevere
- persist
- practice
- predominate
- preside
- press on
- proceed
- produce
- progress
- promote
- propel
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- quicken
- raise hell
- raise the roof
- react
- rejoice
- respond
- revel
- revere
- rise
- run
- score
- send forward
- serve
- shine
- show talent
- skyrocket
- speed
- step forward
- storm
- strike it rich
- surmount
- take
- take care of business
- take effect
- take part
- take precedence
- take steps
- take up
- thrive
- top
- transcend
- transort
- turn out well
- undertake
- wax
- work out
- yield
Définition of go to town
Origin :- Old English tun "enclosure, garden, field, yard; farm, manor; homestead, dwelling house, mansion;" later "group of houses, village, farm," from Proto-Germanic *tunaz, *tunan (cf. Old Saxon, Old Norse, Old Frisian tun "fence, hedge," Middle Dutch tuun "fence," Dutch tuin "garden," Old High German zun, German Zaun "fence, hedge"), an early borrowing from Celtic *dunom (cf. Old Irish dun, Welsh din "fortress, fortified place, camp," dinas "city;" see down (n.2)).
- Meaning "inhabited place larger than a village" (mid-12c.) arose after the Norman conquest, to correspond to French ville. The modern word is partially a generic term, applicable to cities of great size as well as places intermediate between a city and a village; such use is unusual, the only parallel is perhaps Latin oppidium, which occasionally was applied to Rome or Athens (each of which was more properly an urbs).
- First record of town hall is from late 15c. Townie "townsman, one raised in a town" is recorded from 1827, often opposed to the university students or circus workers who were just passing through. Town ball, version of baseball, is recorded from 1852. Town car (1907) originally was a motor car with an enclosed passenger compartment and open driver's seat. On the town "living the high life" is from 1712. Go to town "do (something) energetically" is first recorded 1933. Man about town "one constantly seen at public and private functions" is attested from 1734.
- As in prosper : verb be fortunate; succeed
- As in act : verb do something
- As in advance : verb move something forward, often quickly
- As in excel : verb be superior; surpass
- As in function : verb perform, work
- As in have a ball : verb have fun
Antonyms for go to town
- abandon
- abstain
- back down
- be inferior
- cease
- decline
- decrease
- destroy
- discontinue
- disregard
- end
- fail
- fall behind
- follow
- forego
- forget
- give up
- halt
- hesitate
- hinder
- hold
- idle
- ignore
- keep
- languish
- leave
- leave alone
- lose
- malfunction
- miss
- neglect
- quit
- recede
- refrain
- refuse
- retard
- retreat
- retrogress
- shrink
- shrivel
- stay
- stop
- surrender
- take back
- turn
- withdraw
- wither
- yield
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