FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIt's weird how we say "go to sleep" as if sleep is a placemessage-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareIt's weird how we say "go to sleep" as if sleep is a placeFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoDifferent usage. You wouldn’t tell someone “Go to prove.” Are there any examples of “Go to [word].” where the [word] is not a physical place?
minus-squareStillwater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoNot many… Heres what i came up with though: Go to great lengths Go to an extreme Go to bat for something Go to town on something
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoStill different usages because they require more words to make sense. “Go to sleep” is a weird figure of speech.
minus-squareStillwater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoNow you’re moving the goalposts :p I agree it is a rare structure.
Different usage. You wouldn’t tell someone “Go to prove.” Are there any examples of “Go to [word].” where the [word] is not a physical place?
Not many… Heres what i came up with though: Go to great lengths
Go to an extreme
Go to bat for something
Go to town on something
Still different usages because they require more words to make sense. “Go to sleep” is a weird figure of speech.
Now you’re moving the goalposts :p
I agree it is a rare structure.