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What does this expression mean: 'hard at it'?



 
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What does this expression mean: 'hard at it'? #1 (permalink) Sun May 22, 2005 15:19 pm   What does this expression mean: 'hard at it'?
 

Test No. errors/elem-7 "Prepositions", question 6

Charlie is always on it from morning till night - he's probably the hardest worker I've ever met.

(a) on
(b) from
(c) till

Test No. errors/elem-7 "Prepositions", answer 6

Charlie is always at it from morning till night - he's probably the hardest worker I've ever met.

Correct entry: at
The error was: (a) on

You have found the error and your entry is correct.
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"be at it" means "be busy"?
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Hard at it #2 (permalink) Sun May 22, 2005 16:46 pm   Hard at it
 

Yes, this means busy - very active and usually working hard. It is often used as this expression hard at it.
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What does this expression mean: 'hard at it'? #3 (permalink) Tue Mar 02, 2010 14:20 pm   What does this expression mean: 'hard at it'?
 

ABBY LINGVO x3
to be at it - плохо себя вести - misbehave
Those children are at it again, I'll have to stop them! — Эти дети опять плохо ведут себя. Пора это прекратить!
be at it (informal)
The apples keep disappearing from my garden. I suppose those children are at it again — У меня в саду кто-то рвет яблоки. Я думаю, что эти сорванцы снова принялись за старое
The brakes are at it again — Тормоза опять не действуют
The kids are at it again. Why are they always fighting? — Пацаны опять дерутся. Когда они только перестанут?!
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