put to sleep
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put to sleep — ► put to sleep kill (an animal) painlessly. Main Entry: ↑sleep … English terms dictionary
put to sleep — verb 1. help someone go to bed (Freq. 1) Mother put the baby to sleep • Hypernyms: ↑put • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Something s somebody 2. kill gently, as with an injection … Useful english dictionary
put to sleep — to kill (of a domestic animal) What you do with old, ill, or unwanted pets: I ll have it put to sleep, he shouted... Oh, darling, she pleaded, he s only a puppy. (Ustinov, 1966) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
put to sleep — put (something) to sleep to kill an animal medically. Mitzie is an old, sick cat, and I think we may have to put her to sleep … New idioms dictionary
put to sleep — {v. phr.} 1. To cause to fall asleep. * /Mother used to put us to sleep by telling us a good night story and giving us a kiss./ 2. To kill with an injection (said of animals). * /Dr. Murphy, the veterinarian, put our sick, old dog to sleep./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put to sleep — {v. phr.} 1. To cause to fall asleep. * /Mother used to put us to sleep by telling us a good night story and giving us a kiss./ 2. To kill with an injection (said of animals). * /Dr. Murphy, the veterinarian, put our sick, old dog to sleep./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put\ to\ sleep — v. phr. 1. To cause to fall asleep. Mother used to put us to sleep by telling us a good night story and giving us a kiss. 2. To kill with an injection (said of animals). Dr. Murphy, the veterinarian, put our sick, old dog to sleep … Словарь американских идиом
put to sleep — verb a) to kill an animal in order to end suffering, often with an injection; see euthanasia b) to give a general anesthetic prior to surgery … Wiktionary
put to sleep — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. destroy, subject to euthanAsia, murder; see kill 1 … English dictionary for students
put to sleep — Meaning Euphemism for killing usually of an animal. Origin … Meaning and origin of phrases
