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

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Verb

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]
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  1. To put oneself in a situation where someone else is in a position to rescue or forgive one. Translations (Translations): heittäytyä armoille (jonkun) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-throw_oneself_on_someone's_mercy-en-verb-naXqlm1h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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