at it
idiom
: doing some activity
I didn't expect her to have started working yet, but she was already (hard) at it when I arrived.
My neighbors are always arguing, and they were at it again last night.
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If someone applies pressure, look at it as a learning experience and do what’s necessary.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Boston Dynamics is back at it again with its new humanoid robot.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
And the models are updated so frequently that a chatbot that struggles with a task one day might mysteriously excel at it the next.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Most visual art addresses whoever happens to be looking at it.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Not too long after traveling the globe to promote Dune: Part Two, Zendaya and her crew were back at it.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
Do not dare try to look at it with your bare eyes or sunglasses!
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
If the sun is only partially obscured, looking at it will damage your retina.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
The work felt so rewarding, Knoll spent much of his free time trying to become better at it.
—Casey Parks, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Boston Dynamics is back at it again with its new humanoid robot.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
And the models are updated so frequently that a chatbot that struggles with a task one day might mysteriously excel at it the next.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Most visual art addresses whoever happens to be looking at it.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
Not too long after traveling the globe to promote Dune: Part Two, Zendaya and her crew were back at it.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
Do not dare try to look at it with your bare eyes or sunglasses!
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
If the sun is only partially obscured, looking at it will damage your retina.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
The work felt so rewarding, Knoll spent much of his free time trying to become better at it.
—Casey Parks, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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