Put someone out of their misery

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.

2.VerbTo end or destroy something for the good of the individuals involved in it.

3.VerbTo relieve somebody's anxiety by supplying information that they wanted to know.

"Well, I'll put you out of your misery: the amount we won on the lottery was only ten dollars."

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