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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GabrielĖ	-	Lithuanian
Wate	-	Frisian
Rada	-	Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Deforest	də-FAWR-əst	English
Sutekh	-	Egyptian Mythology
Mile	MEE-le (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian