leave someone to the (tender) mercies of

leave someone to the (tender) mercies of
leave someone to the (tender) mercies of humorous phrase
to put someone into a situation where they could be treated in a strict or unfair way by someone or something

We were left to the tender mercies of the local police.

Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: mercy

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