put out of its misery

"It should be put out of its misery - other leaders, other parties, should have come to power years ago."

“You are so sad at the end. But you’re almost relieved that the entity has been put out of its misery.”

In cross examination, defense attorney Jim Griffin asked Davis about a time a hunting dog got gravely injured in a kennel and needed to be put out of its misery.

Hackneyed, misleading, self-serving and dull, the annual address should be put out of its misery — and ours.

But to get there, and to carry on our blessed experiment in self-governance, one of our current political parties — the one I supported for many years — must be put out of its misery.