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Put someone out of their misery

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia. idiomatic, informal, transitive
  2. 2
    To end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it. figuratively, idiomatic, informal, transitive

    "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."

  3. 3
    To relieve somebody's anxiety by supplying information that they wanted to know. idiomatic, informal, transitive

    "Well, I'll put you out of your misery: the amount we won on the lottery was only ten dollars."

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