at it

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at it

/ˈat ɪt/ UK
/ˈæt ɪt/ US
[ˈæɾɪt̚] US

phrase

Occupied with a given activity; busy with something. Mart. Oh they are at it. Lart. Their noise be our instruction.
Engaged in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity. I came home early and caught them at it in the front room.

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prep_phrase in the middle of a given activity

Deutsch	dabei
Русский	за э́тим za étim, при э́том pri étom

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@misc{at_it_2026,
  title = {at it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}