put out of its misery

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.


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  • 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

  • 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 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 something out of its misery — phrase to end the life of an animal that is suffering Thesaurus: to kill animalshyponym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: misery …   Useful english dictionary

  • put an animal bird out of its misery — put an animal, a bird, etc. out of its ˈmisery idiom to kill a creature because it has an illness or injury that cannot be treated Main entry: ↑miseryidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • put an a bird out of its misery — put an animal, a bird, etc. out of its ˈmisery idiom to kill a creature because it has an illness or injury that cannot be treated Main entry: ↑miseryidiom …   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 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 (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 — 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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