at the mercy of
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) In the power of; defenceless/defenseless against.
- The ball game is scheduled for Saturday, but we're still at the mercy of the weather.
- French: à la merci de
- German: ausgeliefert (followed by a dative)
- Portuguese: à mercê de
- Spanish: a merced de
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