verbs and expressions using AT
AT in these cases expresses the idea of ‘toward’
laugh at look at shoot at bark at aim at be mad at
In the following cases it means ‘toward’ but express aggression as opposed to the more neutral form using TO
yell at vs yell to scream at vs scream to throw at vs throw to
In the following cases AT is used with no aggression intended. They just modify the use of the verb
get at go at pick at