at that
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) In addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover.
- He went to a famous school, and a good one at that.
- (idiomatic) Now that it has been mentioned.
- 2004, Susan Volland, Love and Meatballs, page 62:
- "Someone needs to get these naive kids up to speed on what goes on in the real world." I spoon-fed him some more sugar. "And it sounds like you're just the man to do it."
"Maybe I am. Maybe I am at that."
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- (idiomatic) Thereupon; directly after, and as a result of, that.
- 2012, Andrew Lang, King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table
- […] he heard the birds sing, and at that he felt comforted.
- 2012, Andrew Lang, King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table
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