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doormat [ˈdɔːˌmæt] n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a mat, placed at the entrance to a building, for wiping dirt from shoes 2. Informal a person who offers little resistance to ill-treatment by others ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations doormat [ˈdɔːrmæt] n (= mat) → paillasson m (= weak person) → paillasson m, carpette f to treat sb like a doormat (= without respect) → traiter qn comme un chien How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One day, while one of those wonderful spies was sleeping on my doormat I slipped away and went over to Washington, saw the English Ambassador, convinced him of my bonafides, told him very nearly the whole truth. Dr Orion Hood paused for one instant on the doormat and drank in the whole scene of voiceless violence. He was a disgraceful, overfed doormat of a dog; and when he waddled off to my cookhouse to be fed, I had a brilliant idea. |
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