throw yourself on someone's mercy

throw yourself on someone's mercy
throw yourself on someone’s mercy mainly literary phrase
to ask someone in authority to treat you in a kind way
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Main entry: mercy

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  • throw (yourself) on (someone's) mercy — throw (yourself) on/upon (someone s) mercy to ask someone to help you or to forgive you when you are in a difficult situation. If all else fails, I might throw myself on Sandra s mercy and see if she ll drive me there …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw (yourself) upon (someone's) mercy — throw (yourself) on/upon (someone s) mercy to ask someone to help you or to forgive you when you are in a difficult situation. If all else fails, I might throw myself on Sandra s mercy and see if she ll drive me there …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw yourself on someone's mercy — mainly literary to ask someone in authority to treat you in a kind way …   English 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

  • mercy — mer|cy1 [ mɜrsi ] noun * 1. ) uncount the act of forgiving someone or not treating them severely, especially someone you have the authority to punish: In this state, with hundreds on death row, mercy is a rare commodity. show someone mercy… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mercy */ — UK [ˈmɜː(r)sɪ] / US [ˈmɜrsɪ] noun [uncountable] Word forms mercy : singular mercy plural mercies the act of forgiving someone or not treating them severely, especially someone who you have the authority to punish In this state, with hundreds on… …   English dictionary

  • mercy — mer|cy [ˈmə:si US ˈmə:rsi] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: merci, from Latin merces price paid, payment for work , from merx things for sale ] 1.) [U] if someone shows mercy, they choose to forgive or to be kind to someone who they have …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mercy — noun 1 (U) kindness, pity, and a willingness to forgive, which you show towards someone that you have power over: show no mercy: The terrorists showed no mercy to the hostages. | have mercy (on): Oh Lord, have mercy on us sinners. 2 it s a mercy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Spiritual transformation — is the act of transforming the deepest aspects of the human spirit via a self induced or divine act.ee also*Integral transformative practice *Transpersonal psychology *Sivananda *MeditationThe Way of Spiritual Transformationby Hieromonk… …   Wikipedia

  • Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity …   Wikipedia

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