man of straw (English, noun)
expansion: man of straw (plural men of straw)
Senses:
glosses: A weak person.
glosses: One who is financially irresponsible.
glosses: A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible.
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: men of straw
tags: plural