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President Donald Trump used an interesting phrase in his recent tweet, when he said "the Fake News is at it again".
Now, what does that mean when you're said to "be at it again"? If you are at it again, you're doing something which you've done before, and which is neither agreeable nor acceptable.
For example, you and your little brother are fighting, and your mother may say, "Are you at it again? Why can't you be nice to each other?" Now their mother's complaining. Actually she can complain just about anything. So now it's the boys' turn to say, "Oh, well, Mom is at it again".
Going back to Mr. Trump, he is constantly criticizing the mainstream media such as CNN and The New York Times. So when he said "the Fake News is at it again", I thought "HE is at it again".
Well, that aside, this is a good phrase to learn. So let's practice together. Please repeat after me:
They are at it again.