The vet decided to put the sick dog out of its misery.
put someone out of their misery
idiomTo submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.
After watching the injured bird struggle for hours, the farmer finally decided to put it out of its misery.
The doctor realized the patient's condition was terminal and irreversible, so he discussed the difficult choice to put him out of his misery.
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.
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catch someone napping
To take advantage of someone's inattention.
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cry someone a river
To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.