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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Investigators said the shooter was on the bus, but got off before shooting at it.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
To glance at it, the Kuyalnik Sanatorium, located near Odesa in southern Ukraine, could be a power station, military base or even a sewage treatment center.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
On the other hand, the third way of looking at it is as a real astronomical event.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Avocado Love it or roll your eyes at it, avocado toast earned its place in the breakfast spotlight.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 15 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
To glance at it, the Kuyalnik Sanatorium, located near Odesa in southern Ukraine, could be a power station, military base or even a sewage treatment center.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
On the other hand, the third way of looking at it is as a real astronomical event.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Avocado Love it or roll your eyes at it, avocado toast earned its place in the breakfast spotlight.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at it
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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