at the whim of (someone)
idiom
: when (someone) wishes, desires, or decides something often in a sudden way
The shop is only open at the whim of the owner.
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Call us old fashioned, but such an order should require an act of Congress, not just at the whim of whoever is in the White House.
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Mar. 2025
Second, the transition tag would not leave the Vikings at the whim of the trade market.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Logging and development projects are at the whim of market pressures and politics.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Already, investors who hold Vail are putting their dividends at the whim of the weather.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 18 Mar. 2025
Second, the transition tag would not leave the Vikings at the whim of the trade market.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Logging and development projects are at the whim of market pressures and politics.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Already, investors who hold Vail are putting their dividends at the whim of the weather.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the whim of (someone)
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“At the whim of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20whim%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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