PUT SB OUT OF THEIR MISERY

Meaning of PUT SB OUT OF THEIR MISERY in English

( informal ) to stop sb worrying by telling them sth that they are anxious to know :

Put me out of my misery—did I pass or didn't I?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PUT SB OUT OF THEIR MISERY — See ↑ WORRIED/WORRYING 10
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
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OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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MISERY
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MISERY — (n.) Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
Английский словарь Webster
MISERY — ( n. ) Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
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MISERY — /miz"euh ree/ , n. , pl. miseries . 1. wretchedness of condition or circumstances. 2. distress or suffering caused by …
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PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
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OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
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THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
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OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
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MISERY — noun covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. 2. misery ·noun cause of misery; calamity; misfortune. 3. misery ·noun great unhappiness; extreme pain of …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
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MISERY — / ˈmɪzəri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] great suffering of the mind or body …
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THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
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MISERY — mis ‧ e ‧ ry S3 /ˈmɪz ə ri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural miseries ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MISERY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a wretched state of mind, or of outward circumstances. 2 a thing causing this. 3 colloq. …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
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PUT
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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MISERY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a wretched state of mind, or of outward circumstances. 2 a thing causing this. 3 colloq. …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Oxford English vocab
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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MISERY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a wretched state of mind, or of outward circumstances. 2 a thing causing this. 3 colloq. …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
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PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
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MISERY — ( miseries) 1. Misery is great unhappiness. All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy. ...the miseries …
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MISERY — (miseries) 1. Misery is great unhappiness. All that money brought nothing but sadness and ~ and tragedy. ...the miseries of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THEIR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask sb (for) their opinion ( also ask for sb’s opinion ) ▪ We asked …
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MISERY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES untold misery ▪ The floods have caused untold misery to hundreds of homeowners. COLLOCATIONS FROM …
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THEIR — [determiner] - of or belonging to themHe gave them their coats.Children should always brush their teeth before going to bed.They …
Cambridge English vocab
MISERY — [noun]We have witnessed the most appalling scenes of human misery. [U]Drought has brought misery and death to the area for …
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MISERY — Synonyms and related words : Cassandra, Schmerz, ache, aches and pains, aching heart, adversity, affliction, agony, agony of mind, angst, …
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