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  • 1leave someone to the (tender) mercies of — humorous phrase to put someone into a situation where they could be treated in a strict or unfair way by someone or something We were left to the tender mercies of the local police. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym… …

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  • 2mercy — mer|cy1 [ mɜrsi ] noun * 1. ) uncount the act of forgiving someone or not treating them severely, especially someone you have the authority to punish: In this state, with hundreds on death row, mercy is a rare commodity. show someone mercy… …

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  • 3mercy */ — UK [ˈmɜː(r)sɪ] / US [ˈmɜrsɪ] noun [uncountable] Word forms mercy : singular mercy plural mercies the act of forgiving someone or not treating them severely, especially someone who you have the authority to punish In this state, with hundreds on… …

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  • 5mercy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ divine, infinite ▪ God s infinite mercy ▪ great ▪ tender ▪ I left him to the tender mercies of his mother …

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  • 9Mercy Akide — Udoh (born August 26, 1975 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian football player. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Garden City Queens 2.2 Jegede Babes …

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  • 10The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …

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