man of straw



man of straw

A weak person. "A straw man" is sometimes used as a variant. She thought he was strong and honest, but he turned out to be nothing more than a man of straw.
See also: man, of, straw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Finn (2)FIN (Danish)Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Joannajo-AN-ə (English), yaw-AHN-nah (Polish)English, Polish, Biblical
Temur-Georgian
GratianGRAY-shən (English)History
Wattana-Thai
Soile-Finnish