put someone out of their misery

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic,informal)Tosubmitasufferingpersonor ananimaltoeuthanasia.; (transitive,idiomatic,informal,figuratively)Toendordestroysomething for the good of the individuals involved in it.2011October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:And with some United supporters actually pleading with referee Clattenburg toput 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.2023October 12, HarryBlank, “Fire in the Hole”, inSCP Foundation‎[2], archived fromthe originalon22 May 2024:It had been a mighty struggle, but they'd managed to put out her fires. The next time she tried toputZevalaout of its misery, it was going to damn well work. There was going to be nobody left to stop her.; (transitive,idiomatic,informal)Torelievesomebody'sanxietybysupplyinginformationthat theywantedtoknow.Well, I'llput you out of your misery: the amount we won on the lottery was only ten dollars.

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