"at it" meaning in English

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "ref": "c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):",
          "text": "Mart. Oh they are at it.\nLart. Their noise be our instruction.",
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          "ref": "1893, Edwin H Porter, The Fall River Tragedy:",
          "text": "We were at it until three o'clock in the morning.",
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        "Occupied with a given activity; busy with something."
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          "Occupied",
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          "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
          "word": "bezig"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
          "word": "asialla"
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          "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
          "word": "dabei"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
          "word": "zajęty"
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          "roman": "za étim",
          "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
          "word": "за э́тим"
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          "roman": "pri étom",
          "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
          "word": "при э́том"
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          "text": "I came home early and caught them at it in the front room.",
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          "ref": "1977, Buzzcocks (lyrics and music), “Orgasm Addict”:",
          "text": "He's always at it\nYou're always at it\n'Cause you're an orgasm addict\nWe're all orgasm addicts",
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          "ref": "2015 April 16, Richard P. Grant, “Sex and the successful fundraiser”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "It’s Spring, and everybody’s at it. ¶ The neighbours’ cats stroll into my garden, mewling and hoping for a little bit of in flagrante. Honey bees brazenly assault the cherry blossom.",
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        "Engaged in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity."
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      "ipa": "/ˈæt ɪt/",
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
      "word": "bezig"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
      "word": "asialla"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
      "word": "dabei"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in the middle of a given activity",
      "word": "zajęty"
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