go to town

[alpacinou]

Have I used "go to town" correctly and naturally in these sentences?

1. The cake my wife had baked was scrumptious. After having one bite, I went to town on it. When she came home, she was shocked to see the plate was empty.

2. The photographer went to town on the shoot. He'd brought lots of advanced equipment and took at least 300 photos.

3. They really went to town on this film. I think they spent at least 50 million on visual effects alone.

4. It was a project I'd been passionate about and I went to town on it. I worked overtime for eight months to get it through the finish line.

5. The company has gone to town on producing new electric cars. They've made a huge investment in this area.

6. You know what?! This is on first wedding anniversary party. Let's go to town and invite all our friends and relatives.

 

[probus]

6 is a little ambiguous. Are you inviting them to a bash at your place or to meet you in town?

The others all seem correct and natural to me.

By the way I think 6 has a typo: on for our.

 

[Amigos4]

FYI: Where does the expression go to town come from?
go(ing) to town
A nineteenth-century Americanism, this expression probably originally alluded to the special treat of a trip to town for rural folks.

Go to town - Idioms by The Free Dictionary​

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com › go+to+town

 

[alpacinou]

The others all seem correct and natural to me.

Really? That's great!

6 is a little ambiguous. Are you inviting them to a bash at your place or to meet you in town?

How about now?

6. You know what?! This is our first wedding anniversary party. Let's go to town and buy the most expensive champagnes for the bash.

 

[probus]

Sounds good. I hope to be invited.

 

[Amigos4]

6. You know what?! This is our first wedding anniversary party. Let's go to town and buy the most expensive champagnes for the bash.

The sentence is still ambiguous. Are you physically going to the liquor store in town today or are you going to blow your budget and buy celebratory champagne at a future time?

I want to be invited, too!

 

[alpacinou]

The sentence is still ambiguous. Are you physically going to the liquor store in town today or are you going to blow your budget and buy celebratory champagne at a future time?

I want to be invited, too!

I don't mean physically going to the store in town! I mean spending a lot of money on the bash and buying expensive drinks. How can I make that clear?

 

[Amigos4]

If you want to keep the “go to town” idiom and not be ambiguous, how about adding the word “really”?
“You know what? This is our first wedding anniversary party. Let's really go to town and buy the most expensive champagnes for the bash.”
See sentence 3 in your original post.

 

[emsr2d2]

You could say "Let's go to town on the champagne". That makes it clear you're not talking about a trip into town but also that you're planning to buy expensive champagne (wherever and whenever you buy it).