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doormat

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door·mat  (dôrmt, dr-)
n.
1. A mat placed before a doorway for wiping the shoes.
2. Slang One who submits meekly to domination or mistreatment by others.

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
Noun1.doormatdoormat - a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
namby-pamby - an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
softie, softy - a person who is weak and excessively sentimental
crybaby, wimp, chicken - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
2.doormatdoormat - a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
mat - a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
Translations
doormat [ˈdɔːmæt] Nfelpudo m, estera f
to treat sb like a doormat he treats her like a doormatle trata como a un esclava, la pisotea
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
doormat [ˈdɔːˌmæt] nstoino, zerbino (fam) (downtrodden person) → pezza da piedi
doormat [ˈdɔːˌmæt] nstoino, zerbino (fam) (downtrodden person) → pezza da piedi


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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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