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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And as the reel shows, the canine is remarkably good at it.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Write it down, look at it daily, and let every decision move you closer.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Got a chance to look at it, understand it, take a hard look at it.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Other artists who took a stab at it: Aretha Franklin, The Staple Singers, William Bell, Belle & Sebastian, Maroon 5 (on a 2005 remix and cover album Different Strokes by Different Folks) and the unlikely team of Cher and Future, who covered it for a 2017 Gap ad that has recently gone viral.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 June 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Write it down, look at it daily, and let every decision move you closer.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Got a chance to look at it, understand it, take a hard look at it.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Other artists who took a stab at it: Aretha Franklin, The Staple Singers, William Bell, Belle & Sebastian, Maroon 5 (on a 2005 remix and cover album Different Strokes by Different Folks) and the unlikely team of Cher and Future, who covered it for a 2017 Gap ad that has recently gone viral.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 June 2025
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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