in at the kill

in at the kill  {adj. phr.},  {informal}
Watching or taking part, usually with pleasure, at the end of a struggle; present at the finish.
Frank and John have been quarreling for a long time and tonight they are having a fight. Bill says he wants to be in at the kill, because he is Frank's friend.
Categories: adjective informal pleasure time
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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