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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Martino Carrera, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
But guess what happened to those years, Damien, by the time the IRS looked at it?
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Thirty minutes of cardio might be enough to challenge some people, while others need to go at it for at least a couple hours.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
The city’s Urban Forestry Advisory Committee will take a look at it next, and then the council could begin its review at its March 26 meeting, city employees said.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
But guess what happened to those years, Damien, by the time the IRS looked at it?
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Thirty minutes of cardio might be enough to challenge some people, while others need to go at it for at least a couple hours.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
The city’s Urban Forestry Advisory Committee will take a look at it next, and then the council could begin its review at its March 26 meeting, city employees said.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 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 11 Mar. 2025.
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