Vocabulary

為すがまま

at the mercy of (something or someone)

expression

Example sentences

Farmers are always at the mercy of the weather.

The sailors were at the mercy of the weather.

The ship is at the mercy of the waves.

The small boat was at the mercy of the wind.

The airplane was at the mercy of the strong wind.

Why is it that she was at the mercy of that friend of hers?

They were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather.