at work . at work {adj, phr.} Busy at a job; doing work. The teacher was soon hard at work correcting that day's test. Jim is at work on his car. No categories: add yours Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2024 To section: A Subscribe to: American IdiomsIdioms feedEnglish languageHome page and general feed Discuss