get at it

idiom

US, informal
: to start doing something
You have a lot of work to do so you'd better get at it.

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There’s no reaching over the side of the bed to get at it. — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 There is plenty to be said about that, but some of the quotes from observers or the band members themselves in Mehr’s liner notes — which are nearly book-length, and awesome — get at it as well as anyone could. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023

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“Get at it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20at%20it. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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