in for the kill in English

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      "expansion": "in for the kill (not comparable)",
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          "text": "If you go hunting and want to bring something back to eat, you have to be in for the kill."
        },
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          "text": "After bashing up his victim, the murderer went in for the kill."
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        "(idiomatic) Intending to kill or destroy someone or something."
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "intending to kill or destroy",
          "word": "意欲殺害"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yìyù shāhài",
          "sense": "intending to kill or destroy",
          "word": "意欲杀害"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "intending to kill or destroy",
          "word": "tappamisen tarkoitus"
        }
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  "word": "in for the kill"
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      "expansion": "in for the kill (not comparable)",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If you go hunting and want to bring something back to eat, you have to be in for the kill."
        },
        {
          "text": "After bashing up his victim, the murderer went in for the kill."
        }
      ],
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        "Intending to kill or destroy someone or something."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Intending to kill or destroy someone or something."
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "intending to kill or destroy",
      "word": "意欲殺害"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìyù shāhài",
      "sense": "intending to kill or destroy",
      "word": "意欲杀害"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intending to kill or destroy",
      "word": "tappamisen tarkoitus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in for the kill"
}

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"in for the kill" meaning in English

Adjective