at (one)

1. Nagging or pestering one to do something. Used after "be." My mom is always at me about cleaning my room—it's so annoying. I've been at Tom to finish that report all week, so he had better be close by now! Why are you still at me about this? For the last time, I didn't take that money you had laying around!

2. Treating one in a critical and unkind manner. Used after "get." The boss seems to get at me no matter how well I do the job. Why do you get at him like that? He hasn't done anything wrong! Ed, take it easy on the intern—he's not going to learn anything if you just get at him over every little thing.

at one

In agreement. They need to be at one when they choose their wedding date. No progress can be made on the proposal unless all of the trustees are at one. Yes, Marcus and I are at one on this—Catherine's the candidate we want to hire.

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be at (one)

To nag or pester one to do something. My mom is always at me about cleaning my room—it's so annoying. I've been at Tom to finish that report all week, so he had better be close by now! Why are you still at me about this? For the last time, I didn't take that money you had laying around!

at one

In agreement, in harmony, as in John and Pat were at one on every subject except her cat, which made him sneeze, or Springtime always makes me feel at one with nature. [1300s]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

(be) at ˈone (with somebody/something)

(formal) feel that you completely agree with somebody/something, or that you are part of something: Both political parties are at one on the question of foreign imports. ♢ This is the kind of place where you can feel at one with nature.

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at one

In accord or unity.

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