at the mercy of

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at the mercy of

1. (俗語) 任凭...处置的，对...束手无策的
   • 1897年 12月（標示為1898年）, Winston Churchill, 章號 1, 出自 The Celebrity: An Episode, 紐約: The Macmillan Company；倫敦：Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

     The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.

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   The ball game is scheduled for Saturday, but we're still at the mercy of the weather.

   球赛定在周六，但是还是得看天气。