单词 | to be in at the finish |
释义 | > as lemmasto be in at the finish b. elliptically in Sport: The end of a hunt, race, etc.; the death of a fox; also in phrase, to be in at the finish. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [noun] > of animal finish1875 the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > end of hunt finish1875 the world > action or operation > completing > complete or conclude action [verb (intransitive)] > be in at the finish to be in at the finish1875 1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 13 The old squire was determined to be in at the finish. 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 133 Think for a moment of a finish as it is in reality. 1891 H. Le Caron Twenty-five Years in Secret Service (1893) 188 It was..in the speeches from start to finish. < as lemmas |
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