a man of straw



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.
See also: man, of, straw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Morgan (2)-Arthurian Romance
Odovacaro-do-VAY-kər (English)Ancient Germanic
TemperanceTEM-prənts, TEM-pər-əntsEnglish (Archaic)
Cynefrith-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Walburga-German
Ilda-Italian