leave to tender mercies

leave somebody to somebody's tender mercies

(humorous)

to let someone be dealt with by another person who is not likely to show them any kindness or sympathy Should I have a word with her myself or leave her to Mick's tender mercies?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dicun	-	Medieval English
'Asenat	-	Biblical Hebrew
Georgiy	gye-OR-gee, gee-OR-gee	Russian
LommÁN	-	Irish
Aris (2)	-	Dutch
Lane	[lein]