throw oneself on someone's mercy in English

Forms: throws oneself on someone's mercy [present, singular, third-person], throwing oneself on someone's mercy [participle, present], threw oneself on someone's mercy [past], thrown oneself on someone's mercy [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> oneself on someone's mercy}} 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)

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"throw oneself on someone's mercy" meaning in English

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