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idiomput sb out of their misery1 to kill an animal or person because they are suffering through illness or injury:"Can't you put the poor thing out of it's misery?" begged Aline, as the horse rolled on the ground in agony.Doctors often receive requests from terminally ill patients to put them out of their misery, but such action would be illegal.2 to finally explain a situation to someone, or tell them something after you have refused to for some time:Come on Claire, put us out of our misery - you met someone on holiday didn't you?We laughed for at least ten minutes, until finally someone put Robbie out of his misery and explained the joke.
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