on at
idiom
British, informal
1
: asking (someone) for something repeatedly and in a way that is annoying
She is always on at him for money.
2
: asking or telling (someone) to do something repeatedly and in a way that is annoying
Mummy's always on at me about cleaning up my room!
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Like a boxing referee who stops the bout before time to prevent serious injury when one fighter is dominant, Kovács decided Inter had taken enough punishment, and no time was added on at the end of the second half as would normally be the case.
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The lights are coming back on at Dark Horse, the Lowertown bar that closed earlier this year after nearly a decade in business.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
Carriers should have large areas of ventilation (either mesh, in soft carriers, or ventilation holes in hard carriers) on at least two sides for short journeys, and on at least three sides for long journeys.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
But the mutiny underscored for Putin that the country’s current business leaders and high-level bureaucrats cannot be relied on at moments of regime crisis.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The lights are coming back on at Dark Horse, the Lowertown bar that closed earlier this year after nearly a decade in business.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
Carriers should have large areas of ventilation (either mesh, in soft carriers, or ventilation holes in hard carriers) on at least two sides for short journeys, and on at least three sides for long journeys.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
But the mutiny underscored for Putin that the country’s current business leaders and high-level bureaucrats cannot be relied on at moments of regime crisis.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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“On at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20at. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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