- tender mercies
- ► tender mercies ironic attention or treatment not in the best interests of its recipients.Main Entry: ↑tender
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Tender Mercies — Título Gracias y favores (España) El precio de la felicidad (Argentina) Ficha técnica Dirección Bruce Beresford Producción Philip S. Hobel … Wikipedia Español
Tender Mercies — Drame de Bruce Beresford, avec Robert Duvall, Tess Harper. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1983 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 31 Résumé Avec l aide d une jeune tenancière de motel et de son fils, un chanteur alcoolique décide… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
Tender Mercies — Infobox Film name = Tender Mercies caption= original movie poster imdb id = 0086423 writer = Horton Foote starring = Robert Duvall Tess Harper Betty Buckley Wilford Brimley director = Bruce Beresford producer = Philip Hobel cinematography =… … Wikipedia
Tender Mercies — Tendre Bonheur Tendre Bonheur (Tender Mercies) est un film américain réalisé par Bruce Beresford, sorti en 1983. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Distinctions … Wikipédia en Français
tender mercies — used ironically to imply that someone cannot be trusted to look after or treat someone else kindly or well they have abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services … Useful english dictionary
tender mercies — ironic attention or treatment not in the best interests of its recipients. → tender … English new terms dictionary
Allan Hubbard (Tender Mercies) — Allan Hubbard is a former child actor known for his role of Sonny in the Oscars winning film Tender Mercies . He co starred with actor Robert Duvall at the age of nine. After the film s release in 1983, Hubbard never appeared on screen again.… … Wikipedia
leave (someone) to (someone'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? … New idioms dictionary
leave someone to the (tender) mercies of — humorous phrase to put someone into a situation where they could be treated in a strict or unfair way by someone or something We were left to the tender mercies of the local police. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
to someone's tender mercies — ● mercy … Useful english dictionary
