move/go in for the kill
Definition
› to prepare to defeat someone in an argument or competition when they are already in a weak position: He asked her a couple of difficult questions and then went in for the kill.Winning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of move/go in for the kill from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- bank verb (MONEY)
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- near thing noun
- outclass verb
- outmanoeuvre verb
- outpace verb
- outperform verb
- rout noun
- rout verb
- triumphalism noun
- triumphant adjective
- trounce verb
- trouncing noun
- trouser verb
- trump verb
- vanquish verb
Topic:
Winning and defeating
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