Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - pushover
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Pushover
pushover
noun Date: 1906 1. something accomplished without difficulty ; snap 2. an opponent who is easy to defeat or a victim who is capable of no effective resistance 3. someone unable to resist an attraction or appeal ; sucker
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1.
n. colloq. 1 something that is easily done. 2 a person who can easily be overcome, persuaded, etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
(pushovers) 1. You say that someone is a pushover when you find it easy to persuade them to do what you want. (INFORMAL) He is a tough negotiator. We did not expect to find him a pushover and he has not been one. N-COUNT 2. You say that something is a pushover when it is easy to do or easy to get. (INFORMAL) You might think Hungarian a pushover to learn. It is not. = doddle N-COUNT: usu sing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
~ n informal be a pushover a) to be easy to persuade, influence, or defeat (Duncan will soon see that I'm no pushover.) + for (Mr Wasco is a pushover for blondes with green eyes.) b) to be very easy to do or win (The exam was a pushover.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
4.
{n.} 1. Something easy to accomplish or overcome. * /For Howard steering a boat is a pushover as he was raised on a tropical island./ 2. A person easily seduced. * /It is rumored that she is a pushover when she has a bit to drink./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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