have mercy

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To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage

The mean boss would have mercy on the marginally performing employee, except he was in a foul mood today and decided to say what he really thought of her.

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have mercy on
show pity or compassion, be lenient, feel sorry for
have mercy

    Hyphenation

    have Mer·cy

    Turkish pronunciation

    häv mırsi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhav ˈmərsē/ /ˈhæv ˈmɜrsiː/

    Etymology

    [ 'hav, (h)&v, v; in "hav ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German habEn to have, and perhaps to hevan to lift; more at HEAVE.
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