GO (OR MOVE) IN FOR THE KILL

Meaning of GO (OR MOVE) IN FOR THE KILL in English

go ( or move) in for the kill

take ruthless or decisive action to secure an advantage.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOVE — I. ˈmüv verb ( moved ; moved ; moving with speakers who “drop the g” of present participles, often ˈmüb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILL — kill 1 — killable , adj. /kil/ , v.t. 1. to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOVE — I. ˈmüv verb ( moved ; mov·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mover, moveir, from Latin movēre; probably akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILL — I. ˈkil verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Old English * cyllan; akin to Old English cwellan to kill — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOVE — vt to apply to, as for aid. 2. move ·noun the act of moving; a movement. 3. move ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
KILL — noun a kiln. 2. kill ·add. ·noun the act of killing. 3. kill ·add. ·noun an animal killed in the …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
MOVE — [move] vb moved ; mov.ing [ME, fr. MF movoir, fr. L movere; prob. akin to Skt mivati he moves, pushes] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KILL — [kill] vb [ME, perh. fr. (assumed) OE cyllan; akin to OE cwellan to kill--more at quell] vt (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILL — / kɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to make sb/sth die : [ vn ] Cancer kills …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOVE — I. move 1 S1 W1 /muːv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ move , ↑ movement , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KILL — I. kill 1 S1 W1 /kɪl/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ kill , ↑ overkill , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOVE — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. change one's position or posture, or cause to do this. 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILL — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOVE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. change one's position or posture, or cause to do this. 2 tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILL — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
MOVE — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. & tr. change one's position or posture, or cause to do this. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
KILL — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOVE — ( moves, moving, moved) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KILL — ( kills, killing, killed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a revenge killing ▪ Her death was followed by a series of revenge killings. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KILL — [noun] [U]A kill is an animal or bird which has been hunted and killed, or the action of killing.The leopard …
Cambridge English vocab
MOVE — Synonyms and related words : accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, acquit, act, acta, action, activate, activity, actuate, actuation, ad hoc measure, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KILL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean , easy , quick ▪ fresh ▪ vultures sensing a fresh ~ ▪ fish ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOVE — See ↑ CHANGE/NOT CHANGE 12,20,21, ↑ DO/NOT DO 9,10, ↑ LEAVE 15, ↑ MOVE/NOT MOVE 1,6,7,8,9, ↑ PROGRESS/MAKE PROGRESS 1 …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
MOVE — n. 25B6; verb she moved to the door 007C; don't move! : GO, walk, proceed, progress, advance; budge, stir, shift, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KILL — n. 25B6; verb gangs killed twenty-seven people : MURDER, take/end the life of, make away with, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOVE — v. 1 shift, stir, budge, make a move, go; proceed, advance, progress It is difficult to move in a strait-jacket …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
KILL — verb Choosing the right word: GENERAL WORDS and EXACT WORDS Some words have a general meaning, e.g. big, beautiful, good, …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOVE — 1. сущ. 1) движение; перемена места to get a move on разг. ≈ спешить, торопиться, поторапливаться One move and I'll …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILL — I 1. гл. 1) убивать, лишать жизни The prisoners killed a guard during the escape. ≈ Во время побега пленники …
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