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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When the human actually goes in to look at it, what is the human doing?
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Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
The film opens with a montage of nameless women across different eras and places smiling invitingly toward the camera, then frowning and glaring at it, and finally screaming while drenched in blood.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
When Allure tests a product, our editors look at it from every angle in an effort to best serve you.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 13 Nov. 2025
The city of Miami may be the best at it, collecting complaints in several ways and keeping diligent track of flooding hotspots.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
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Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
The film opens with a montage of nameless women across different eras and places smiling invitingly toward the camera, then frowning and glaring at it, and finally screaming while drenched in blood.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
When Allure tests a product, our editors look at it from every angle in an effort to best serve you.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 13 Nov. 2025
The city of Miami may be the best at it, collecting complaints in several ways and keeping diligent track of flooding hotspots.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.
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