be grateful for small mercies
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be grateful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small mercies if someone should be grateful for small mercies, they should feel grateful that something good has happened, although it is not everything that they wanted. They ve agreed to end the meeting half an hour… … New idioms dictionary
(be) grateful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small ˈmercies idiom to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been • Well, at least you weren t hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. Main entry: ↑smallidiom … Useful english dictionary
be thankful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small mercies if someone should be grateful for small mercies, they should feel grateful that something good has happened, although it is not everything that they wanted. They ve agreed to end the meeting half an hour… … New idioms dictionary
be thankful for small mercies — be thankful/grateful/for small mercies phrase used to say that you should be grateful for something good that has happened because it is one of the few good things in a bad situation Thesaurus: grateful and gratitudesynonym Main entry: mercy … Useful english dictionary
(be) thankful for small mercies — be grateful/thankful for small ˈmercies idiom to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been • Well, at least you weren t hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. Main entry: ↑smallidiom … Useful english dictionary
small — small1 W1S1 [smo:l US smo:l] adj comparative smaller superlative smallest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(not important)¦ 3 no small degree/achievement/task etc 4¦(young)¦ 5 small business/firm/farmer etc 6¦(letter)¦ 7 conservative with a small c /democrat… … Dictionary of contemporary English
small — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, strength, or power. 4 not much; trifling (a small token; paid small attention). 5 insignificant; unimportant (a small matter; from small… … Useful english dictionary
grate — 1 noun (C) the metal bars and frame that hold the wood, coal etc in a fireplace 2 verb 1 (T) to rub cheese, fruit etc against a rough or sharp surface in order to break them into small pieces: grated carrot 2 (I) to make an unpleasant sound… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mercy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ divine, infinite ▪ God s infinite mercy ▪ great ▪ tender ▪ I left him to the tender mercies of his mother … Collocations dictionary
mercy — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)si[/t]] mercies 1) N UNCOUNT If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish. Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy... They… … English dictionary
