pushoverpush‧o‧ver /ˈpʊʃˌəʊvə $ -ˌoʊvər/ noun informal 
They aren’t the best team in the league, but they’re no pushover, either.pushover for Tony’s a pushover for blondes. b) British English to be very easy to do or win: The exam was a pushover.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Angela Brickell had been small and light; a pushover.
- At 1, 069 feet, it qualifies as my kind of mountain, but it is no pushover.
- At 6,536 yards, this is no pushover even for experts.
- Louisiana Tech, a last minute replacement on the schedule, turned out to be no pushover.
- One thing is for sure, the lady was no pushover.
Longman Language Activatorto be very easy to do
spoken informal · If you can learn Japanese, learning French should be a piece of cake.· Don't worry about the exam. It'll be a cinch!be a cinch to learn/drive/use etc · My new car's a cinch to drive, compared to the old one.
British informal /be a snap/a breeze American informal · "You passed your driving test?'' "Yes -- it was a doddle!''· Managing a team of businessmen is a snap compared to a team of twelve-year-olds.a doddle/snap/breeze to do something · It's a snap to make this sauce if you have a few basic ingredients in the cupboard.
use this when saying that something is surprisingly easy for someone to do, or that something is very easy compared to something else: · Persuading people to give away their money is child's play when you know how.· Life today is child's play compared to how it was 100 years ago.
spoken say this when it is easy for you to do something, even though other people think it is difficult: · "Oh, great! You've fixed the washing machine." "Yeah, there was nothing to it, really."
use this to say that something is so easy that everyone could do it: · Anyone can learn to cook.· I don't know why you think you're so clever -- anyone can do that.· Politicians insist that there are plenty of jobs and that anyone can get one if they really try.
someone who is a pushover is very easy to defeat, persuade etc: · The kids all think their new English teacher's a real pushover.be no pushover (=not be easy to defeat, persuade etc): · Colonel Moore was no pushover. He wouldn't let anyone tell him what to do.
spoken extremely easy: · Sally smiled to herself. It was easy to attract men. Like taking candy from a baby.
too easily persuaded by other people someone who is a pushover is very easy to persuade, and you can get them to do what you want them to do: · She's a kind and gentle person, but she's no pushover.
to be someone who can be easily persuaded to give someone what they want, especially because you are too kind and sympathetic: · It's important that the kids don't think the teacher is a soft touch.
someone who is naïve is so young or inexperienced that they are likely to be easily persuaded to believe something: · I was so naïve - I believed everything the army told me about my husband's death.· She's either stupid or naïve if she thinks he really cares about her.
easily persuaded or tricked into believing that something is true: · It's easy to blame the public for being gullible enough to buy dieting products, but it's the companies who sell them who should take responsibility.· She was described by her neighbors as a sweet but gullible woman who allowed the man to live in her house as a source of extra money.
someone who is impressionable , especially a young person, is easily influenced and can easily be persuaded to do things or to change their opinions: · Unfortunately, the show's message to millions of impressionable teens is that it's OK to take drugs.at an impressionable age (=when you are young and impressionable): · I've always wanted to do martial arts - maybe I saw too many Jackie Chan movies at an impressionable age.
British someone who is easily-led does not have a strong character and can easily be persuaded to do things, even things that are wrong: · She's young and rather easily-led.· My son's rather easily-led and tends to get in with the wrong crowd at school.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY They aren’t the best team in the league, but they’re no pushover, either.
They aren’t the best team in the league, but they’re no pushover, either.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
be a pushover a)to be easy to persuade, influence, or defeat: - Colonel Moore was no pushover. He wouldn't let anyone tell him what to do.
- Mr. Corry quickly showed the students that he was no pushover.
- She's a kind and gentle person, but she's no pushover.
- The kids all think their new English teacher's a real pushover.
- I couldn't have her thinking I was a pushover.
- Ile De Nisky should win, but neither Monastery nor Muhbubh will be pushovers.
- It was a pity one could not invade without giving advance warnings and following the rules: it would be a pushover.
- Love Story I thought you'd be a pushover.
They aren’t the best team in the league, but they’re no pushover, either.pushover for Tony’s a pushover for blondes. b) British English to be very easy to do or win: The exam was a pushover.