erkek müsveddesi

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Turkish - English
man of straw
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
A weak person

When push came to shove he gave in almost immediately, showing that he was a man of straw after all.

a person who is a sham
a person undertaking a financial commitment without adequate means