Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom: "A man of straw"

Options:

An educated person

A person selling straws

A Tall man

A weak person

Correct Answer:

A weak person

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "a man of straw" is a weak person. This idiom comes from the literal meaning of the phrase, which is a scarecrow. However, the phrase came to be used figuratively to describe someone who is weak or insignificant.

For example, if you say that someone is "a man of straw," you mean that they are weak and easily defeated. Or, if you say that someone's argument is "a man of straw," you mean that it is weak and easily refuted.