yes man
noun
someone who always agrees with people who have more power than they do, usually because they want those people to like them
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People who are considered weak, useless or unreliable
paper tiger
noun
a person, organization, or country that appears to be very powerful or dangerous but in fact is weak
softie
noun
someone who is very emotional or very sympathetic to others, especially in a weak or silly way
a waste of space
an insulting way of referring to someone or something that is completely useless
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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