at the mercy of
adjective
Roget 177:
liable,
subject;
in danger
etc.
665;
open to,
exposed to,
obnoxious to;
answerable;
unexempt from†;
apt to;
dependent on;
incident to.
contingent,
incidental,
possible,
on the cards,
within range of,
at the mercy of.
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Roget 749:
subject,
dependent,
subordinate;
feudal,
feudatory;
in subjection to,
under control;
in leading strings,
in harness;
subjected,
enslaved
etc.
v.;
constrained
etc.
751;
downtrodden;
overborne,
overwhelmed;
under the lash,
on the hip,
led by the nose,
henpecked;
the puppet of,
the sport of,
the plaything of;
under one's orders,
under one's command,
under one's thumb;
a slave to;
at the mercy of;
in the power of,
in the hands of,
in the clutches of;
at the feet of;
at one's beck and call
etc.
(obedient)
743;
liable
etc.
177;
parasitical;
stipendiary.
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