on at

idiom

British, informal

1

: asking (someone) for something repeatedly and in a way that is annoying

She is always on at him for money.

2

: asking or telling (someone) to do something repeatedly and in a way that is annoying

Mummy's always on at me about cleaning up my room!

Examples of on at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to The Marshall Project, federal officers fired on at least nine people in their vehicles over a four-month period, evidence of a disturbing pattern. —Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026

What about the tax lien the state filed in 2022 for her and her husband failing to pay their 2020 income taxes, which this paper reported on at the time? —Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026

Gomez had previously been convicted of a felony and was removed from the United States on at least four different occasions between 2008 and 2015, prosecutors said. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026

Wright was the only lineman whom Poles and Johnson could really rely on at the start of 2025. —Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for on at

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat