Be on at Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈæt

bee AWN at

UK

bˈiː/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈæt

bee ON at

التعريف

To repeatedly tell or remind someone to do something, often in a way that feels annoying or persistent.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly informal, common in British English. Often negative—used when someone is slightly annoyed by repeated reminders. Typical structure: 'be on at someone about something.' Not about being physically 'on'—is always about repeated urging.

• Spanish: insistir con (alguien) - estar encima de (alguien) - regañar a (alguien)
• Portuguese (BR): pegar no pé de (alguém) - cobrar (alguém)
• Portuguese (PT): chatear (alguém) - insistir com (alguém)
• Chinese (Simplified): 不停唠叨（某人） - 一直催促（某人）
• Chinese (Traditional): 不停嘮叨（某人） - 一直催促（某人）
• Hindi: बार-बार कहना (किसी को) - बार-बार टोका करना
• Arabic: يُلحّ على (شخص) - يظل يذكّر (شخص)
• Bengali: বারবার বলা - বারবার তাগিদ দেয়া
• Russian: постоянно напоминать - докучать
• Japanese: しつこく言う - 何度も注意する
• Vietnamese: nhắc đi nhắc lại - liên tục nhắc nhở
• Korean: 계속 잔소리하다 - 끊임없이 독촉하다
• Turkish: sürekli üstelemek - tekrar tekrar uyarmak
• Urdu: بار بار کہنا - مسلسل ٹوکتے رہنا
• Indonesian: terus-menerus mengingatkan - selalu menyuruh

جمل نموذجية

My mom is always on at me to clean my room.

basic

The teacher was on at the students about their homework.

basic

Stop being on at your brother—he's doing his best.

basic

I wish my boss would stop being on at me about deadlines.

natural

Why are you on at me all the time? Give me a break!

natural

She gets really frustrated when people are on at her about her grades.

natural