take pity on

idiom

: to feel pity for (a person or animal) and do something to help

I took pity on the stray cat and fed him.

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Terrorism, as a rule, is considered a serious crime that could earn you a strict sentence of life imprisonment, but for some reason the court decided to take pity on Anatoly. —

Oleh Sentsov, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2023 Won’t somebody please take pity on The White Lotus and Reservation Dogs! —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 Be polite, and staff might take pity on your mess. —

CBS News, 17 Mar. 2022 Maybe someone would take pity on him and give him a chance. —

Meg Kissinger, jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2021 Did a strange, kind woman take pity on him and share her rice? —

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2021 No one is just going to take pity on you! —

Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2020 Can someone take pity on my meager mental powers and boil this battle down to a nice soundbite? —

Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2011

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