English Pronunciation Audio (General Australian):(file) Adjective 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. Translations intending to kill or destroy Chinese: Mandarin: 意欲殺害／意欲杀害 (yìyù shāhài) Finnish: tappamisen tarkoitus Spanish: please add this translation if you can Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.