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threw oneself on someone's mercy

threw oneself on someone's mercy is the simple past of throw oneself on someone's mercy.

Meaning of throw oneself on someone's mercy

Verb

throw 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)

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

Questions about threw oneself on someone's mercy

What is threw oneself on someone's mercy the simple past of?
Threw oneself on someone's mercy is the simple past of throw oneself on someone's mercy.

Words near threw oneself on someone's mercy in the dictionary

  1. threw one's weight around
  2. threw one's weight behind
  3. threw oneself at
  4. threw oneself behind
  5. threw oneself into
  6. threw oneself on someone's mercy
  7. threw open
  8. threw out
  9. threw out the baby with the bathwater
  10. threw over
  11. threw pearls before swine

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