Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is at the mercy of and its meaning is “under the control of, under the heel of, in the power of, controlled/dominated by”.
Example Sentence: Since November tens of thousands of Indian farmers have staged a protest camp at Ghazipur, on the outskirts of the capital, Delhi, demanding the repeal of agriculture laws that would loosen rules around sale, pricing and storage of farm produce. The rules have insulated Indian farmers from the free market for decades. Farmers argue the reforms will leave them at the mercy of large agriculture corporations and destroy millions of families’ livelihoods.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Twitter suspends hundreds of Indian accounts after government demand, and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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