at the hands of

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at the hands of someone

because of someone's actions. It looked as if the Sparks would suffer defeat at the hands of their rivals, the Liberty. Since June, two young people who were under arrest have died at the hands of the police. The process has suffered badly at their hands.

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at the latest
at the mercy of
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