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
Ualan	-	Scottish
Praskoviya	prah-SKOV-yah	Russian
Feliciana	fe-lee-THYAH-nah (Spanish), fe-lee-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish), fay-lee-CHYAH-nah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Wynnstan	-	Anglo-Saxon
VirÁG	-	Hungarian
Viljem	-	Slovene