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Uncle (say or cry uncle – to concede defeat | |||
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mercy; grace | |||
quarter (accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed: Hard fighting and long labour they had still; for the Southrons were bold men and grim, and fierce in despair, and the Easterlings were strong and war-hardened and asked for no quarter.) | |||
quarter | |||
giving quarter | |||
quarter (в законах и обычаях войны) | |||
taking mercy; clemency |
пощады : 80 phrases in 12 subjects |
American usage, not spelling | 5 |
Bookish / literary | 6 |
Diplomacy | 1 |
General | 39 |
Idiomatic | 1 |
Informal | 1 |
Law | 1 |
Makarov | 17 |
Production | 2 |
Saying | 1 |
Sublime | 4 |
Радиография | 2 |