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man of straw

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man of straw
n
1. a person of little substance
2. Also called straw man Chiefly US a person used as a cover for some dubious plan or enterprise; front man


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"A man of straw," cried Anna, with unfeeling levity; "no such creature in the world, I do assure you
If the defendant be a man of straw, who is to pay the costs, Sir?
 
 
 
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