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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Our patients don't look at it as going to the hospital.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
That idea is writing 'who is alive?' on a makeshift torch and burning the image into his retinas by looking at it for an extended period of time.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Another way to look at it: SDSU’s opponents this season are getting 24.2% of their points from the line, which ranks 16th nationally.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
As if the tournament wasn’t unappealing enough, Robbie Williams is going to sing at it.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
That idea is writing 'who is alive?' on a makeshift torch and burning the image into his retinas by looking at it for an extended period of time.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Another way to look at it: SDSU’s opponents this season are getting 24.2% of their points from the line, which ranks 16th nationally.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
As if the tournament wasn’t unappealing enough, Robbie Williams is going to sing at it.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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