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
Vytautas	-	Lithuanian
Mayte	-	Spanish
Swift	[swift]
Hilaria	ee-LAH-ryah (Spanish)	Ancient Roman, Spanish
Xerxes	ZURK-seez (English)	History
Dorin	-	Romanian