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tender mercies |
| 释义 |
tender merciesUsed ironically to refer to attention or treatment not in the best interests of its recipients: they abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services...- Unlike filmstars, crime victims have not submitted themselves to the tender mercies of the press and forfeited any right to privacy.
- The children will now be entrusted to the tender mercies of their distant cousin.
- They would leave their wives to the tender mercies of the labour ward while they travelled abroad to watch football.
See parent entry: tender |
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