throw oneself on someone's mercy

verb

To put oneself in a situation where someone else is in a position to rescue or forgive one.

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Meanings

verbthrow oneself on someone's mercy (third-person singular simple present throws oneself on someone's mercy, present participle throwing oneself on someone's mercy, simple past threw oneself on someone's mercy, past participle thrown oneself on someone's mercy)

present singular third person throws oneself on someone's mercy · participle present throwing oneself on someone's mercy · past threw oneself on someone's mercy · participle past thrown oneself on someone's mercy

  1. To put oneself in a situation where someone else is in a position to rescue or forgive one.

Translations

Finnish heittäytyä armoille (jonkun)
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APA

throw oneself on someone's mercy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20oneself%20on%20someone's%20mercy

MLA

“throw oneself on someone's mercy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20oneself%20on%20someone's%20mercy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw oneself on someone's mercy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20oneself%20on%20someone's%20mercy.

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