"man of straw" meaning in English

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "When push came to shove he gave in almost immediately, showing that he was a man of straw after all.",
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        "A weak person."
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        "One who is financially irresponsible."
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          "text": "Coordinate term: front man"
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        "A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible."
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        "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."
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A weak person."
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        "One who is financially irresponsible."
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      "word": "straw man"
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  "word": "man of straw"
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