noun

pushover

pushover, easy mark, soft touch

He's a pushover when it comes to his kids.

He's a pushover when it comes to his kids.

The other team was a total pushover.

The other team was a total pushover.

((a/an)) ~ a person who is easy to persuade or defeat. He is such a pushover.

Synonyms: soft touch, easy mark; Antonyms: tough cookie, hard case

A compound of 'push' and 'over', suggesting someone who is easy to knock down or persuade.

Imagine someone who is so agreeable they fall over at the slightest 'push' of an argument or request.

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