doormat

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

derogatory figuratively

Japanese Meaning

玄関で使用する粗いマット（靴を拭くために用いられる） / 比喩的に、他人の要求に過度に従う人

He wiped his muddy boots on the doormat before stepping inside.

彼は中に入る前に泥だらけのブーツを玄関マットで拭いた。

Sense（1）

A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.

Wipe your shoes on the doormat before you start plodding around in the house.

Sense（2）

(figuratively, derogatory) Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.

He's such a doormat, he lets everyone walk all over him.

doormats

（ plural ）