put something out of its misery Idiom, Proverb
misery loves company
sad people want to be with other sad people On the door of the jail was this sign: Misery Loves Company.
put out of its misery
kill because it is suffering, put down One of our dogs had diabetes, so we put it out of its misery.
Misery guts
A misery guts is a person who's always unhappy and tries to make others feel negative.
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misery In addition to the idiom beginning with
misery, also see
put someone out of his or her misery.
put someone out of his or her misery
put someone out of his or her misery 1) Kill a wounded or suffering animal or person, as in
When a horse breaks a leg, there is nothing to do but put it out of its misery. [Late 1700s]
2) End someone's feeling of suspense, as in
Tell them who won the tournament; put them out of their misery. [c. 1920] Both usages employ
put out of in the sense of “extricate” or “free from.”
put (someone or something) out of its/(one's) misery
1. To annihilate addition or article as a agency to catastrophe suffering. Considering the dog's all-encompassing wounds, the vet encouraged us to put him out of his misery.2. To annihilate one's curiosity. Oh, aloof put me out of my ache and acquaint me how the cine ends!Learn more: misery, of, out, putput article out of its misery
If addition puts an beastly out of its misery, they annihilate it because it is actual old, ill or abominably injured. Some animals are in such affliction that I'm affected to put them out of their misery.Learn more: misery, of, out, put, somethingput article out of its misery
end the adversity of a beastly in affliction by killing it.Learn more: misery, of, out, put, somethingput somebody/something out of their/its ˈmisery
1 (informal) stop somebody annoying by cogent them article that they are afraid to know: You can’t accumulate cogent him to delay for your answer. Put him out of his ache and acquaint him now. OPPOSITE: prolong the agony
2 annihilate an beastly which is abominably afflicted or actual ill in adjustment to end its suffering: I can’t let a horse go on adversity such abhorrent pain. Can you put it out of its misery, please.Learn more: misery, of, out, put, somebody, something
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