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be at the mercy of
unable to control what happens
If you are at the mercy of something, you cannot control or escape its effects.
Hear it in real life
Did you manage to finish the trip?
Not really. We were at the mercy of the weather.
Without a car, we were at the mercy of public transport during the strike.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We were in the mercy of the weather.
Say: We were at the mercy of the weather.
Use the preposition "at," not "in," in this fixed phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be at the mercy of something; be at the mercy of the weather
Your turn: say it out loud
Without a car, we were at the mercy of public transport during the strike.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be at the mercy of
unable to control what happens
“Without a car, we were at the mercy of public transport during the strike.”
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