put someone out of their misery: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • To relieve a person's suspense, doubt, or anxiety by providing the information they have been waiting for.
  • To end someone's anticipation by telling them the outcome of a situation.

  Examples

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  • I was dying to know the exam results, so my teacher put me out of my misery and told me I passed.

    Me moría de ganas de saber los resultados del examen, así que mi profesor acabó con mi ansiedad y me dijo que aprobé.

  • After weeks of suspense, the director put the audience out of their misery by revealing the film's ending.

    Después de semanas de suspense, el director acabó con la incertidumbre del público revelando el final de la película.

  • Can you put me out of my misery and tell me if I got the job or not?

    ¿Puedes acabar con mi incertidumbre y decirme si conseguí el trabajo o no?

• 2.

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  • To end a person's suffering, especially by euthanasia or killing, in order to relieve pain or distress.
  • To terminate suffering so that it ceases to continue.

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  • The vet had to put the injured dog out of its misery after the accident left it in severe pain.

    El veterinario tuvo que sacrificar al perro herido después de que el accidente le causara un dolor severo.

  • In the film, the soldier is put out of his misery to end his suffering quickly.

    En la película, el soldado es sacrificado para acabar rápidamente con su sufrimiento.

  • The farmer decided to put the old horse out of its misery when it could no longer stand.

    El granjero decidió sacrificar al viejo caballo cuando ya no podía mantenerse de pie.