a man of straw

(British, American & Australian) also a straw man (American)

a person or an idea that is weak and easy to defeat Compared to their illustrious predecessors, the country's leaders seem to be men of straw.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Armand	['a:mɔnd]
Laurenz	LOW-rents	German
Gaspar	gah-SPAHR (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Judeo-Christian Legend
Vivyan	VIV-ee-ən	English (Rare)
Koby	KO-bee	English (Modern)
Ferguson	['fɜ:gəsn]