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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On Sunday, against Southampton, Spurs were at it again right from the kick-off. —

Stuart James, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 Sam, for some reason, didn’t at all practice making fire throughout the season, while Teeny was OK at it. —

Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024 The players in the transfer portal era must look at it in the same terms as college players. —

Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024 Fox News staple Neil Cavuto, host of the network’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, is leaving the network following 28 years spent at it. —

Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at it