in at the death/finish

Present at the end, usually meaning at someone’s ruin, but sometimes only at the climax of an important event. The term comes from fox hunting, where, in the eighteenth century, it denoted the presence of hunters and hounds at the killing of a fox they had run to ground. By 1800 the term was being transferred to other kinds of demise.

词组	in at the death/finish
释义	in at the death/finish in at the death/finish Present at the end, usually meaning at someone’s ruin, but sometimes only at the climax of an important event. The term comes from fox hunting, where, in the eighteenth century, it denoted the presence of hunters and hounds at the killing of a fox they had run to ground. By 1800 the term was being transferred to other kinds of demise. See also: death, finish The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: cover grab (someone or something) by the throat grab someone by the throat grab someone/something by the throat blow (up)on (someone or something) blow on blow on it get someone's dander up, to help (someone) along help along
随便看	accede to pressure accentuate accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative accept acceptable acceptable damage acceptable losses accept as accept a wooden nickel accepted accept (something) as gospel accept (something) as (something) access access to access to (someone or something) accident accidentally accidentally on purpose accidentally-on-purpose accident of birth accidents (will) happen accidents will happen accident waiting to happen, an acclimate acclimate (someone or something) to (something)