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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Anyone who’s a major football fan would laugh at it compared to an Alabama game.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Babycatcher looked at it again.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
During the final episode of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, Obama offered advice to the host after ending his 16-year run, and threw in a little commentary on his relationship while at it.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025
People spending company money that, in the old world, would’ve just gone through, because no one had the time to look at it.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The Babycatcher looked at it again.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
During the final episode of the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, Obama offered advice to the host after ending his 16-year run, and threw in a little commentary on his relationship while at it.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025
People spending company money that, in the old world, would’ve just gone through, because no one had the time to look at it.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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