allow oneself to be trampled upon; place oneself at the mercy of sb.;submit oneself to the tender mercies of sb.
❍ 没有任何小民族会长期～。No small nations would place themselves at the mercy of any power for long.
❍ 中国～的日子已经一去不复返了。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：任凭；宰割：杀牲畜割肉。任凭他人宰杀割肉。比喻个人或国家不能掌握自己的命运，任由他人侵略、剥削。be trampled upon at will, can’t but allow oneself to be trampled upon