tender mercies Idiome
leave to someone's tender mercies
leave to someone's tender mercies Submit to another's power or discretion, especially to an unsympathetic individual. Today this expression is always used ironically, as in
We left him to the tender mercies of that stiff-necked, arrogant nurse. It alludes to a biblical passage (Proverbs 12:10): “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”
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leave to someone's tender mercies.
leave (one) to (someone's) breakable mercies
To acquiesce one to face the abuse or rebukes of addition being who will not appearance them any mercy, kindness, or sympathy. The byword is acclimated ironically. I anticipation it would be best if I batten to her, rather than abrogation her to the principal's breakable mercies. I don't accept time to accord with this. I'll aloof leave them to Mrs. Tanner's breakable mercies.Learn more: leave, mercy, tenderleave to someone's breakable mercies
Submit to another's ability or discretion, abnormally to an aloof individual. Today this announcement is consistently acclimated ironically, as in We larboard him to the breakable mercies of that stiff-necked, aloof nurse. It alludes to a biblical access (Proverbs 12:10): "A angelic man regardeth the activity of his beast; but the breakable mercies of the abandoned are cruel." Learn more: leave, mercy, tenderleave to someone's breakable mercies
Literally, affectionate acceptance of someone. The byword “tender mercies” comes from the Bible’s Book of Psalms (25:6), “Remember, O Lord, thy breakable mercies and they admiring kindnesses.” Since at atomic 1900 or so the appellation has been acclimated ironically, as in Stella Rimington’s At Risk (2004): “‘What would you accept done if the guy had banned to accord aback the money?’ ‘Left him to your breakable mercies,’ said Liz. . . . ‘We don’t do violence.’”Learn more: leave, mercy, tender