(have+at+one's+mercy)

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• have someone in one's power — have someone under one s power I doubt that Roger will ever have Etta under his power Syn: have control over, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand, have someone… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• have someone in/under one's power — HAVE CONTROL OVER, have influence over, have under one s thumb, have at one s mercy, have in one s clutches, have in the palm of one s hand; N. Amer. have in one s hip pocket; informal have over a barrel. → power …   Useful english dictionary

• have by the throat — To have at one s mercy • • • Main Entry: ↑throat …   Useful english dictionary

• have someone by the balls — (vulgar sl) To have someone at one s mercy or in a helpless state • • • Main Entry: ↑ball * * * have someone by the balls phrase to have complete control over someone, so that they have to do what you want Thesaurus: to limit someone s freedom to …   Useful english dictionary

• have someone by the short and curlies — (vulgar slang) To have someone over a barrel, at one s mercy, in a position difficult to wriggle out of • • • Main Entry: ↑short …   Useful english dictionary

• have someone on toast — (informal) To be in a dominant position over someone, to have someone at one s mercy • • • Main Entry: ↑toast …   Useful english dictionary

• short and curlies, have by the —  Have at one s mercy …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• Mercy rule — For the 2002 film, see The Slaughter Rule. A mercy rule, also well known by the slightly less polite term slaughter rule (or, less commonly, knockout rule and skunk rule), brings a sports event to an early end when one team has a very large and… …   Wikipedia

• have — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present has; past and past part. had) v.tr. 1 hold in possession as one s property or at one s disposal; be provided with (has a car; had no time to read; has nothing to wear). 2 hold in a certain relationship (has a sister; …   Useful english dictionary

• mercy — 01. The young man cried for [mercy], but the gang members laughed in his face. 02. The captured soldiers fell to their knees, and begged for [mercy]. 03. They believe that God is [merciful], and that sinners will be pardoned if they repent. 04.… …   Grammatical examples in English

• mercy — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English