at that

I. phrasal

1. : without further effort, argument, or consideration : as matters now stand

we'll let it go at that

2. : over and above what is expected or bargained for : besides

an interesting experience but a painful one at that

3. : even so : notwithstanding that

at that, you can still make a good profit

II. phrasal

1. : in spite of what has been said or implied : taking everything into consideration

we might be worse off at that

2. : in addition to what has already been said : into the bargain : besides

a bridge built on stilts, and weak stilts at that — O.S.Nock

3. : in the state or form indicated

we left it at that

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at that see under ↑that

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at that

1. At that point

2. Moreover (informal)

3. Nevertheless (informal)

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at that phrase

used after adding a remark that makes what you had said before even more extreme

There were a number of problems to be dealt with, and fairly complicated ones at that.

Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing what you are saying_hyponym to emphasize what you are saying_synonym

Main entry: that

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I

in addition; furthermore

it was not fog but smoke, and very thick at that

II

see at I

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at that — see ↑that, 1

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at that

1

— used when giving more information about something or someone that was just mentioned

It's a fancy new car, and a sports car at that.

— usually used in the phrase and a bad/good (etc.) one at that

The band did a remake of the song, and a bad one at that.

She is a lawyer, and a very talented one at that.

2 : without adding or doing anything more

Let's just say that I got in a little trouble with the police, and leave it at that. = Let's let it go at that. [=I do not want to say anything more about it]

They offered him the salary that he asked for, but he couldn't leave it at that. [=he asked them for something else/more]

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at that idiom

used when you are giving an extra piece of information

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He managed to buy a car after all— and a nice one at that.

Main entry: ↑at_idiom