man of straw

1. A weak person.

   When push came to shove he gave in almost immediately, showing that he was a man of straw after all.

2. One who is financially irresponsible.

3. A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.

4. A tactic used in debates and arguments where a weaker thesis is substituted for the opponent's real proposition, this thesis then being refuted, thereby creating the illusion of winning the argument against the original proposition.

1. A man of straw is worth a woman of gold.

   ruМужчина из соломы стоит золотой женщины. — kobylkin

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2. Drowning men clutch at straws.

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3. At the rear of the procession was a strange-looking man in a straw hat.

   ruЗамыкал шествие странного вида человек в соломенной шляпе. — marafon

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