man of strawnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmæn əv ˈstrɔː/us/ˌmæn əv ˈstrɑː/man of straw noun [ C ] (WEAK)
UK someone who has a weak character:
He was accused by his opponents of being a man of straw and lacking in decisiveness.
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Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebb idiom
- be (only) flesh and blood idiom
- be sb's poodle idiom
- chink in sb's armour idiom
- ebb
- faint
- impotent
- indefensible
- lax
- limp
- malleable
- susceptible
- toothless
- totter
- underbelly
- unprotected
- unsteady
- vulnerable
- wraith
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man of straw noun [ C ] (IMAGINARY)
a straw man
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Miscellaneous criminals
- arson
- bigamy
- black hat
- black market
- blackmail
- fence
- fire starter
- fire-raising
- fly-posting
- forger
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poacher
- prowler
- straw man
- suicide bomber
- swindle
- terrorist
- thief
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