at the mercy of

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at the mercy of

preposition

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.

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prep defenseless against

Español	a merced de, a la merced de
Português	à mercê de
Français	à la merci de
Deutsch	den Launen ausgeliefert
Italiano	alla mercé di, in balia di
العربية	تَحْتَ رَحْمَةِ taḥta raḥmati

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@misc{at_the_mercy_of_2026,
  title = {at the mercy of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20the%20mercy%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}