put sb out of their misery

put Sb out of their mis·er·y

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Definition of put sb out of their misery words

phrase put sb out of their misery If you put someone out of their misery, you tell them something that they are very anxious to know. 0

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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