put one out of one's misery

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === put someone out of their misery (third-person singular simple present puts someone out of their misery, present participle putting someone out of their misery, simple past and past participle put someone out of their misery) (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia. (transitive, idiomatic, informal, figuratively) To end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it. (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To relieve somebody's anxiety by supplying information that they wanted to know. ==== Synonyms ==== euthanise (UK) / euthanize (US) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====