Been going to school here for 3 years.
Is coming possible here, or is go to school as strong an idiom as bring to the table?
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Wiktionary, while it has some good things in it, is not a generally reliable reference. It's often not very complete, and often misleading.Mitch– Mitch2025-11-05 16:52:34 +00:00Commented Nov 5 at 16:52
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go to college, school, university, etc.
collocation
To study at a college, school, university, etc.:
They want their kids to go to college.
Cambridge
Although it may not qualify as a true idiom, "go to school" as used here is a collocation that differs from its other meaning, where "go" is used literally.
When I go to school, I sometimes finish my homework on the bus. (Travel to school)
versus
He acted so stupidly that I almost asked him, "Did you ever go to school?" (Attend school)
In this sense, it is similar to bring to the table, which has a literal and a figurative meaning.
- Yes,
Been coming to school here...
is perfectly idiomatic (and informal) English. It doesn't have an identical meaning to 'going to school' ('coming' implies that you at the school you are discussing without the need for 'here').
- 'going to school' is not an idiom (its meaning is context-free). 'bring to the table' is figurative - usually there is no table involved and it means offering something of value in a transactional situation.
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come is ok but go here is quasi-idiomatic. Where did you go to school before here?Lambie– Lambie2025-11-07 20:21:36 +00:00Commented Nov 7 at 20:21