go on at
idiom
chiefly British, informal
: to criticize (someone) often or repeatedly
Quit going on at me all the time!
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The show will go on at 5 a.m. on NPR Music YouTube page.
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The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
The band SunDog will be opening the show at 8 p.m. and The Jangle Bees go on at 9 p.m.
—Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2022
The lights will go on at different times theater by theater, even — in some multi-stage venues — room by room.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2021
The band Wanda opens the show at 7 p.m. and The Proponents go on at 8 p.m.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 Jan. 2022
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The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
The band SunDog will be opening the show at 8 p.m. and The Jangle Bees go on at 9 p.m.
—Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2022
The lights will go on at different times theater by theater, even — in some multi-stage venues — room by room.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2021
The band Wanda opens the show at 7 p.m. and The Proponents go on at 8 p.m.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 Jan. 2022
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“Go on at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20on%20at. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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