put someone out of their misery en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.
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(figuratively, idiomatic, informal, transitive) To end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.
And with some United supporters actually pleading with referee Clattenburg to put them out of their misery, one more moment of brilliance from the magical Silva found Dzeko surging into the area to finish left-footed for his second.
2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, in BBC Sport:It had been a mighty struggle, but they'd managed to put out her fires. The next time she tried to put Zevala out of its misery, it was going to damn well work. There was going to be nobody left to stop her.
2023 October 12, HarryBlank, “Fire in the Hole”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 22 May 2024:
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(idiomatic, informal, transitive) To relieve somebody's anxiety by supplying information that they wanted to know.
Well, I'll put you out of your misery: the amount we won on the lottery was only ten dollars.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| putting someone out of their misery | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| puts someone out of their misery | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| put someone out of their misery | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put someone out of their misery | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
mercy killing · shoot me · coup de grâce
Synonyms
Translations (16)
es eutanizar (informal: to euthanize) · cmn 安樂死 /安乐死 (informal: to euthanize) · fi päästää kärsimyksistä (informal: to euthanize) · fr mettre fin aux souffrances de (informal: to euthanize) · ru изба́вить от страда́ний (informal: to euthanize) · de nicht länger auf die Folter spannen (figurative: to relieve by supplying information) · fr abréger les souffrances de (informal: to euthanize) · de einschläfern (informal: to euthanize) · ru изба́вить от муче́ний (informal: to euthanize) · sv avsluta någons lidande (informal: to euthanize) · ru изба́вить от мук (informal: to euthanize) · de den Gnadenschuss geben (informal: to euthanize) · pt acabar com o sofrimento de (informal: to euthanize) · ro curma suferința (informal: to euthanize) · es acabar con el sufrimiento de (informal: to euthanize) · pl skrócić męki (informal: to euthanize)