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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As of Tuesday afternoon, with temperatures hovering in the 20s, Sutton and Gifford were still at it, helping people for three days straight on roughly 10 hours sleep and asking nothing in return.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
One big player, Genworth, is publicly backing the idea and other carriers are quietly looking at it.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Look at it this way: IN: infielder Gavin Lux and RHP Brady Singer.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
With Monday’s loss ending around 1 a.m. on the East Coast, the Heat is right back at it in less than 24 hours after taking a short bus ride to San Francisco.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
One big player, Genworth, is publicly backing the idea and other carriers are quietly looking at it.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Look at it this way: IN: infielder Gavin Lux and RHP Brady Singer.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
With Monday’s loss ending around 1 a.m. on the East Coast, the Heat is right back at it in less than 24 hours after taking a short bus ride to San Francisco.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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