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Idiom

a man of straw

British, American & Australian, American a person or an idea that is weak and easy to defeat.

Compared to their illustrious predecessors, the country's leaders seem to be men of straw.

idioma man of strawalso straw man1 an unimportant man who has no power, or someone with a weak character :The debt collection sometimes operated through a man of straw in Brixton.My father owns everything - he makes all the decisions. I am just a straw man.2 an idea that someone spends too much time arguing about or criticizing, when it is not really very important:The politicians have set up a man of straw - teachers don't really let children do whatever they like.Unfortunately, Blake spends half the book knocking down straw men, instead of illustrating his ideas.

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.

a man of straw

a straw man

BRITISH, FORMAL

A man of straw is a man whose character is weak and who lacks definite beliefs. The party is run by men of straw without guts and without principles. Note: In journalism, people also talk about straw men. This form of the expression is used in both British and American English. These are the responses of straw men with straw policies.

a ˌman of ˈstraw

a weak or cowardly person: You don’t need to be frightened of him — he’s a man of straw.

This idiom compares a person to a model of a man filled with straw (= stems of grain plants such as wheat, etc. that have been cut and dried).

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释义	Idiom a man of straw British, American & Australian, American a person or an idea that is weak and easy to defeat. Compared to their illustrious predecessors, the country's leaders seem to be men of straw. idioma man of strawalso straw man1 an unimportant man who has no power, or someone with a weak character :The debt collection sometimes operated through a man of straw in Brixton.My father owns everything - he makes all the decisions. I am just a straw man.2 an idea that someone spends too much time arguing about or criticizing, when it is not really very important:The politicians have set up a man of straw - teachers don't really let children do whatever they like.Unfortunately, Blake spends half the book knocking down straw men, instead of illustrating his ideas. 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. a man of straw or a straw man BRITISH, FORMAL A man of straw is a man whose character is weak and who lacks definite beliefs. The party is run by men of straw without guts and without principles. Note: In journalism, people also talk about straw men. This form of the expression is used in both British and American English. These are the responses of straw men with straw policies. a ˌman of ˈstraw a weak or cowardly person: You don’t need to be frightened of him — he’s a man of straw. This idiom compares a person to a model of a man filled with straw (= stems of grain plants such as wheat, etc. that have been cut and dried).
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