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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In the clip, Sarah can be seen looking at a pregnancy test and crying as Carlo races to look at it after her.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Someone else will look at it and LOVE it!
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Investigators said the shooter was on the bus, but got off before shooting at it.
—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
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Someone else will look at it and LOVE it!
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Investigators said the shooter was on the bus, but got off before shooting at it.
—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
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 1 Jan. 2026.
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