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单词 throw oneself on someone's mercy
释义

throw oneself on someone's mercy

Intentionally place oneself in a situation in which one must rely on someone else to be compassionate or lenient towards one: she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady on this occasion we’ll have to throw ourselves on the mercy of the court...
  • I confessed to knowing nothing about Italian cheese and threw myself on his mercy.
  • I prayed to Jesus to help me many times and threw myself on his mercy.
  • I buzzed on the salon door, was let inside, and threw myself on his mercy.
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