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What does 'to place at the mercy of' mean? I'd be extremely grateful for the definition of this phrase! "It seemed a tragedy that the very discipline that made the Defenders famous now placed them at the mercy of their enemies."
Jun 6, 2022 11:23 PM
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To be at the mercy of something means essentially to be helpless while facing it.
June 7, 2022
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