put some creature out of its misery

to kill an animal in a humane manner. (See also put one out of one's misery.) The vet put that dog with cancer out of its misery. Please, put my sick goldfish out of its misery.

See also: creature, misery, of, out, put

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lambert	['læmbət]
Gracia	['greiʃiə]
Prisca	PRIS-kə (English)	Biblical, Dutch, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Heino	HIE-no (German), HAY-no (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Funs	FUNS	Dutch, Limburgish
Joseph	['dʒəuzif]