Word info

in for the kill

Adjective

Meaning

in for the kill (not comparable)

(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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

It looks like I'm this huge shark going in for the kill... I don't know what I was thinking. David Gest

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