at the mercy of
成語所屬單字mercy
at the mercy of — 慣用語
1. in a situation where someone or something has complete power over you and you ca
1.慣用語
釋義
任由……擺佈；聽憑……處置
in a situation where someone or something has complete power over you and you cannot protect yourself from harm
例句
After the earthquake, the town was at the mercy of the freezing winter weather.
Without a map, the hikers were at the mercy of the forest and their own poor sense of direction.