to throw o.s. on sb's 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 — [thrō] vt. threw, thrown, throwing [ME throwen, to twist, wring, hurl < OE thrawan, to throw, twist, akin to Ger drehen, to twist, turn < IE base * ter , to rub, rub with turning motion, bore > THRASH, THREAD, Gr teirein, L terere, to… …   English World dictionary

• mercy — [mʉr′sē] n. pl. mercies [OFr merci < L merces, hire, payment, reward (in LL, mercy, pity, favor) < merx, wares: see MARKET] 1. a refraining from harming or punishing offenders, enemies, persons in one s power, etc.; kindness in excess of… …   English World dictionary

• 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 Thesaurus: to make a requestsynonym Main entry: mercy …   Useful english dictionary

• throw yourself on somebody's mercy — throw yourself on sb s mercy idiom (formal) to put yourself in a situation where you must rely on sb to be kind to you and not harm or punish you Main entry: ↑mercyidiom …   Useful 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 — n. 1) to have mercy on 2) to show mercy to, towards 3) to beg for mercy 4) to throw oneself at smb. s mercy 5) divine; infinite mercy; smb. s tender mercies (ironic) 6) at smb. s mercy 7) (misc.) we turned him over to the tender mercies of the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• throw — I n. 1) (basketball) a free throw 2) (baseball) a wild throw II v. 1) (A) throw the ball to her; or: throw her the ball 2) (D; tr.) to throw across, over (to throw a ball over a fence) 3) (D; tr.) to throw at (he threw a stone at me) 4) (d; refl …   Combinatory dictionary

• Mercy Thompson — Mercedes Athena Thompson Mercedes Thompson Series character First appearance Moon Called Last appearance River Marked Created by Patricia Briggs …   Wikipedia

• 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