go on at
idiom
chiefly British, informal
: to criticize (someone) often or repeatedly
Quit going on at me all the time!
Examples of go on at in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The show will go on at 5 a.m. on NPR Music YouTube page.
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The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
The band SunDog will be opening the show at 8 p.m. and The Jangle Bees go on at 9 p.m.
—Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2022
The lights will go on at different times theater by theater, even — in some multi-stage venues — room by room.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2021
The band Wanda opens the show at 7 p.m. and The Proponents go on at 8 p.m.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 Jan. 2022
The shows will go on at the Frontyard Festival, the Dr. Phillps Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday in a news release.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 22 June 2021
Without much to go on at the moment, some camps are proceeding as if the guidelines were similar to last year, but hoping regulations will be loosened.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 10 Mar. 2021
School closures have pulled women out of the labor force to bear the brunt of all the juggling that has to go on at home.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 12 Feb. 2021
Should socializing among people from different households go on at Christmas and New Year, officials and experts across the state warned of a disaster not seen in the modern era in California’s hospitals.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020
The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
The band SunDog will be opening the show at 8 p.m. and The Jangle Bees go on at 9 p.m.
—Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2022
The lights will go on at different times theater by theater, even — in some multi-stage venues — room by room.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2021
The band Wanda opens the show at 7 p.m. and The Proponents go on at 8 p.m.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 Jan. 2022
The shows will go on at the Frontyard Festival, the Dr. Phillps Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday in a news release.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 22 June 2021
Without much to go on at the moment, some camps are proceeding as if the guidelines were similar to last year, but hoping regulations will be loosened.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 10 Mar. 2021
School closures have pulled women out of the labor force to bear the brunt of all the juggling that has to go on at home.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 12 Feb. 2021
Should socializing among people from different households go on at Christmas and New Year, officials and experts across the state warned of a disaster not seen in the modern era in California’s hospitals.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020
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