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
Clementinakle-men-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), klə-mən-TEE-nə (Portuguese)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Edoardo-Italian
LeoŠLE-oshCzech
Polykarpos-Ancient Greek
FevzİYe-Turkish
Eliana (1)e-LYAH-nah (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese