单词 | at the mercy of |
释义 | at the mercy ofAlso, at someone's mercy. Subject to the power of, helpless against, as in The captured rebels were at the mercy of the army commander. [Late 1500s] Without any protection against, as in On top of Mount Washington we were at the mercy of the elements. [Late 1600s] Words nearby at the mercy ofat the hand of, at the helm, at the last minute, at the latest, at the least, at the mercy of, at the most, at the outset, at the outside, at the point of, at the ready The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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