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91put something out of its misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …
92put something out of misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …
93Put on By Cunning —   …
94put something right — put (something) right to correct something to make it the way it should be. What did we do wrong? And how do we put it right? Usage notes: often used in the form put things right: At the end, he got over his anger, and was determined to put… …
95put right — put (something) right to correct something to make it the way it should be. What did we do wrong? And how do we put it right? Usage notes: often used in the form put things right: At the end, he got over his anger, and was determined to put… …
96put a stop to something — put a stop/end/to something phrase to make something stop happening, especially something bad or unpleasant You ought to put a stop to that sort of behaviour. Thesaurus: to prevent something from happeningsynonym to kill a person or animal …
97put the clocks back — (or forward) adjust clocks or watches backward (or forward) to take account of official changes in time * * * put the clocks forward/back idiom (BrE) (NAmE set/move the clocks ahead/back) to change the time shown by clocks, usually by one hour,… …
98end of the day — At the end of the day is one of the less attractive 20c clichés. It is first recorded in 1974 and means no more than ‘eventually, when all s said and done’: • But, at the end of the day, it is an amateur sport and everyone is free to put as much… …
99put\ up\ a\ brave\ fight — • put up a (brave, good, etc.) fight v. phr. To resist. He put up a good fight but he was bound to lose in the end to the older, more experienced chess player …
100put\ up\ a\ good\ fight — • put up a (brave, good, etc.) fight v. phr. To resist. He put up a good fight but he was bound to lose in the end to the older, more experienced chess player …
