1informal A person who is easy to overcome or influence.
‘Colonel Moore was benevolent but no pushover’
‘Most had fresh bruises, which he himself no doubt had inflicted, and looked to be even easier pushovers than before.’
‘Her cute, pixie looks will fool many into believing Veronica is a pushover.’
‘Bristol hadn't been defeated in their previous three away matches, so they were never going to be pushovers.’
‘It also shows how exciting the whole tournament is, and Italy are no pushovers now.’
‘‘The guys know they're no pushovers, but I knew that already, because Scotland always seemed to beat Ireland,’ Joyce confirms.’
‘And Nigeria will be no pushovers either, but if you were to talk to the two players in the dressing room they feel that they'll make it through.’
‘We had set off without lunch, so we were pushovers.’
‘Punters swapped pints for pushovers to raise more than £1, 400 for the Royal British Legion Steve Roberts Challenge.’
‘Clark knew that UVic would be anything but pushovers.’
‘But there are no pushovers and every team will raise their game when they play us, so we have to make sure we are ready for that.’
‘The standard line, true or not, is that grand juries are such pushovers that a good DA can get an indictment against a ham sandwich.’
‘It's tempting to dismiss them altogether as pushovers, but I also sympathize with their outsider pathos.’
‘But manager Martin Eede knows Folkestone will be no pushovers.’
‘Equally, we know that St Mirren will be no pushovers.’
‘Yet Jacques Santini's side, coming off a 1-0 victory in Istanbul, are unlikely to be pushovers.’
‘OK, the visitors are no pushovers, as seen from their second placing in the group and the Germans have not been playing well.’
‘Cook, however, reckons the Panthers will be no pushovers.’
‘Though they have slipped back in recent years the girls from Model County are far from pushovers and should not be taken for granted.’
‘It doesn't help that she looks like a complete pushover, her heart-shaped face, blue eyes and perfect Cupid's-bow mouth radiating sweetness and light.’
‘No climate of mutual respect will be fostered if the Federation is nothing more than a pushover ready to do the administration's bidding whenever asked.’
weakling, not a force to be reckoned with, feeble opponent, unworthy opponent, man of straw