Unit2SailingtheoceansTeachingResourcesSection3:WordsandexpressionsfromUnit2Sailingtheoceansmercynoun(pl
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[U]akindorforgivingattitudetowardssbthatyouhavethepowertoharmorrighttopunishhumanity:toask/beg/pleadformercyTheyshowednomercytotheirhostages
Godhavemercyonus
Thetroopsareonamercymission(=ajourneytohelppeople)inthewarzone
[C,usuallysing
](informal)aneventorasituationtobegratefulfor,usuallybecauseitstopssthunpleasant:It’samercyshewasn’tseriouslyhurt
Hisdeathwasamercy(=becausehewasingreatpain
atthemercyofsb/sthnotabletostopsb/sthharmingyoubecausetheyhavepowerorcontroloveryou:I’mnotgoingtoputmyselfatthemercyofthebank
Wewereatthemercyoftheweather
leavesb/sthtothemercy/merciesofsb/sthtoleavesb/sthinasituationthatmaycausethemtosufferortobetreatedbadly:privatizedcompanieslefttothemercyo