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
Lev (2)-Hebrew
Viktoras-Lithuanian
Arax-Armenian
Brianabree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə, brie-AN-əEnglish
Iohanna-Biblical Latin
Ronit (2)-Hebrew