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Phrase(s): in at the kill [and] in on the kill
1. Lit. present and participating in the killing of prey. • The baby cheetah wanted to be in on the kill. 2. Fig. involved at the final moment of something in order to share in the spoils. • At the end of the battle, everyone wanted to be in at the kill. • The press packed the room, wanting to be in on the kill of the governor’s resignation.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs