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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Small, everyday ways of being needed — helping a neighbor, being counted on at home, showing up for a team — can buffer against that harmful inner-scorekeeping and build a sturdier sense of self-worth.
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Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
He's also charged with voyeurism on at least 200 other occasions, as well as possession of Indecent Images of children.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The hero’s antic flirtations with a French maiden drag on at inordinate length, leaving an organist little room for creative invention.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
From December 2023 through July 2025, Jackson was arrested or cited in police reports on at least 17 occasions.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
He's also charged with voyeurism on at least 200 other occasions, as well as possession of Indecent Images of children.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The hero’s antic flirtations with a French maiden drag on at inordinate length, leaving an organist little room for creative invention.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
From December 2023 through July 2025, Jackson was arrested or cited in police reports on at least 17 occasions.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
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“On at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20at. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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