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in for the kill

in for the kill adjective: intending to kill or destroy someone or something.

Adjective

in for the kill (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Intending to kill or destroy someone or something.
    • If you go hunting and want to bring something back to eat, you have to be in for the kill.
    • After bashing up his victim, the murderer went in for the kill.

Questions about in for the kill

What does in for the kill mean?
In for the kill means intending to kill or destroy someone or something.
What part of speech is in for the kill?
In for the kill is an adjective.

Words near in for the kill in the dictionary

  1. in for a dime, in for a dollar
  2. in for a penny
  3. in for a penny, in for a pound
  4. in for an inch, in for a mile
  5. in for it
  6. in for the kill
  7. in force
  8. in form
  9. in forma pauperis
  10. in foro conscientiae
  11. in foro conscientiæ

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