leave something to the mercies of something

leave something to the mercies of something
leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom
to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly

privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces

(humorous)

I'll leave you to the tender mercies of these ladies!

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  • leave somebody to the mercies of something — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leave something to the mercies of somebody — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leave something to the mercy of something — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leave something to the mercy of somebody — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leave somebody to the mercy of something — leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth idiom to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces • (humorous) I ll leave you to the tender mercies of… …   Useful english dictionary

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