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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The rights sat with producer Lloyd Levin, who eventually hired screenwriter Jeb Stuart to take a crack at it in the mid-1980s.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
Or high-speed rail in California, which depresses everyone who looks at it.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Cicadas are back at it again in 2025, already emerging in droves to announce the approach of summer with their screeches.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
This president clearly looks at it differently, looks at, is part of his role to oversee the criminal justice system.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
Or high-speed rail in California, which depresses everyone who looks at it.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Cicadas are back at it again in 2025, already emerging in droves to announce the approach of summer with their screeches.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
This president clearly looks at it differently, looks at, is part of his role to oversee the criminal justice system.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for at it
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“At it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20it. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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