throw oneself at/on the mercy of the court -Idioms

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throw oneself at/on the mercy of the court

to plead for mercy from a judge in a courtroom

The man who robbed the bank decided to throw himself at the mercy of the court.

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throw out (someone) or throw (someone) out

throw out (something) or throw (something) out

throw some light on (something)

throw the baby out with the bathwater

throw the book at (someone)

throw together (people) or throw (people) together

throw up (something) or throw (something) up

throw up one's hands (in defeat)

thrust and parry

circle the wagons

see which way the wind is blowing

as luck would have it

nail down (someone or something)

with no strings attached

way the wind blows

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John Haigh killed six people in London, UK, in the 1940s, dissolving their bodies in a bath of acid, hoping he could wash away all the evidence. However, on finding three human gallstones and a pair of dentures belonging to one of his victims in the sludge left behind, the police had enough evidence to convict him. .. More >>

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