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thrown oneself on someone's mercy

thrown oneself on someone's mercy is the past participle 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 thrown oneself on someone's mercy

What is thrown oneself on someone's mercy the past participle of?
Thrown oneself on someone's mercy is the past participle of throw oneself on someone's mercy.

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

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

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