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
Hema-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada
Malik (1)mah-LIKArabic
Sari (1)SAH-reeFinnish
Hughard-Ancient Germanic
AnabelleAN-ə-belEnglish (Modern)
MienMEENDutch, Limburgish