At it
vigorously pursuing an activity, especially a fight, but also s-x or some other activity. for example, whenever they play bridge they really go at it (fight), or the new job keeps tom at it day and night (works hard), or in the spring the dogs are always at it (s-x). shakespeare used this seemingly modern idiom for “fighting” in troilus and cressida (5:3): “they are at it, hark!” [ late 1500s ]
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