throw oneself on the mercy of (someone)

:  to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm

:  to propel through the air in any manner

:  pitch

:  an act of throwing, hurling, or flinging

:  an act of throwing dice

:  the number thrown with a cast of dice

:  one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or self

:  compassion or forbearance (see forbearance 1) shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power

:  lenient or compassionate treatment

:  imprisonment rather than death imposed as penalty for first-degree murder

:  some person :  somebody