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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His usual producer, Nick Schwarz, took the first crack at it and cut a version that hit hard.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Mind you, the team has been at it for 11 weeks at that point, with three preseason weeks and eight regular-season weeks.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Ward got involved with firefighting at age 16 and has been at it ever since.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
But don't look it in the eye, don't smile at it.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Mind you, the team has been at it for 11 weeks at that point, with three preseason weeks and eight regular-season weeks.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Ward got involved with firefighting at age 16 and has been at it ever since.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
But don't look it in the eye, don't smile at it.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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