Question

(Select the sentence that shows the correct usage of the idiom 'went to town'.

A. We went to town to visit the famous bakery.
B. The children went to town on the chocolate cupcakes at the birthday party.
C. My grandmother drove herself and went to town to attend her friend's birthday function.
D. They went to town from their village by sitting on the top level of a double-decker bus.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A

I think so

is it correct?

Answer 2

Option B. is the correct answer:

The children went to town on the chocolate cupcakes at the birthday party will be the right use of the idiom 'went to town':

• An idiom is a group of words or a sentence used to indicate double meaning to an object or person. The meaning is not deducible from the words used and a prior understanding of its definition is needed.
• 'Went to town' means that the person or group of people that are being referred to in this idiom is indulging in something without any limit or restraint. If someone is said to go to town on something it means that they are enthusiastically and excitedly doing the activity with a lot of energy. It means to go on a spree or act fast and quickly.

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