allow oneself to be trampled upon; place oneself at the mercy of sb.;submit oneself to the tender mercies of sb.
? 沒有任何小民族會長期～。No small nations would place themselves at the mercy of any power for long.
? 中國～的日子已經(jīng)一去不復返了。The days are gone when China could not but allow itself to be trampled on.
任人宰割
be at the tender mercy of others;be trampled upon and willfully manipulated by others
任人宰割rèn rén zǎi ɡē
任：任憑；宰割：殺牲畜割肉。任憑他人宰殺割肉。比喻個人或國家不能掌握自己的命運，任由他人侵略、剝削。be trampled upon at will, can’t but allow oneself to be trampled upon