man of straw
Example Sentences
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If this is a man of straw, he has a pretty good punch.
From Time Magazine Archive
You are knocking down a man of straw here .
From Time Magazine Archive
Others may consider that Author Priestley has hit an easy mark and is jumping on a man of straw when he is down.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have been a man of straw long enough.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I am but a man of straw, Arthur,” he said.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
