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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But don't look it in the eye, don't smile at it.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Nine hours after addressing reporters in the wake of a humbling 28-6 loss to Baltimore, Mike McDaniel was at it again on Friday, speaking to Dolphins reporters via Zoom in the normal day-after-game media availability that’s required for all NFL head coaches.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Rowling compares transitioning to conversion therapy Less than a week after Pride month ended, Rowling was at it again.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Of the 31 analysts that cover it, 61% rate it a buy or overweight; 35% are at a hold and just one has it at it at sell or underweight.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Nine hours after addressing reporters in the wake of a humbling 28-6 loss to Baltimore, Mike McDaniel was at it again on Friday, speaking to Dolphins reporters via Zoom in the normal day-after-game media availability that’s required for all NFL head coaches.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Rowling compares transitioning to conversion therapy Less than a week after Pride month ended, Rowling was at it again.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Of the 31 analysts that cover it, 61% rate it a buy or overweight; 35% are at a hold and just one has it at it at sell or underweight.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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