put something out of (their) misery

put something out of (their) misery
put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering.

Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its misery with a bullet.


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  • put something out of their misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …   New idioms dictionary

  • put someone out of their misery — phrase humorous to tell someone something they are very keen to know, so that they stop worrying about it Oh, come on, put me out of my misery. Who is he? Thesaurus: to make someone less nervous or upsetsynonym Main entry: misery …   Useful english dictionary

  • put someone out of their misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …   New idioms dictionary

  • put something out of its misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …   New idioms dictionary

  • put someone out of (their) misery — put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering. Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its… …   New idioms dictionary

  • put someone out of their misery — humorous to tell someone something they are very keen to know, so that they stop worrying about it Oh, come on, put me out of my misery. Who is he? …   English dictionary

  • put someone out of its misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …   New idioms dictionary

  • put someone/something out of their misery — end the suffering of a person or animal in pain by killing them ■ informal release someone from suspense or anxiety by telling them something they are anxious to know …   Useful english dictionary

  • put something out of misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …   New idioms dictionary

  • put out of (their) misery — put (something/someone) out of (their) misery to kill an animal or person because they are in a lot of pain and you want to end their suffering. Both of its back legs were shattered and I figured the kindest thing would be to put it out of its… …   New idioms dictionary

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