Not exactly. Compare being told “Go to sleep!” with “Go to eat!” “Go to learn!” “Go to exercise!” It makes sense grammatically, but nobody says it like that. They sound like something a non-native speaker would say.
Yes, I said it was grammatically correct. However, one phrase is actually used by native speakers of the language, the others are not. So there is a difference.
We “go” to lots of things that aren’t places. Im going to prove it with this sentence.
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?
Yes. We regularly say “go to [verb]”.
Go to eat
Go to learn
Go to exercise
Saying “go to sleep” is exectly the same.
Not exactly. Compare being told “Go to sleep!” with “Go to eat!” “Go to learn!” “Go to exercise!” It makes sense grammatically, but nobody says it like that. They sound like something a non-native speaker would say.
It is grammatically correct to use them. It’s the same rule. We’re just used to using/hearing one but not the others.
Yes, I said it was grammatically correct. However, one phrase is actually used by native speakers of the language, the others are not. So there is a difference.
Not many… Heres what i came up with though:
Go to great lengths
Go to extremes
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.
No, I’m not. Notice the period. That was very deliberate.
I edited my original post, but what about “go to extremes” ?
That one’s better!
Planning to go into detail, or was that it?
Can you do it after we go to lunch?
…into space. go figure
I think I’m going to vomit.
Is it nice there?
No, my stomach is going to town with all this regurgitation.
In English, ‘go to’ can be used as the future subjunctive tense of the verb being conjugated.
Sounds fancy. I hope it’s not expensive to use.
I’ve got to go think about it for a second, and then I get to realize what it meant.
Go to ass.
if you insist ;-)
I’m going to go to sleep.
Double going!