Meaning:
The phrase To be a doormat or to be treated like a doormat describes a weak person who is abused by others and submits to domination.
Examples:
- Woman's a doormat in search of a door.
- The doormat always slides in when you open the door.
- She left her on my doormat after a one-night stand.
- A slightly larger doormat, we were there with snow.
- Don't let her treat you like a doormat.
- If you don't fight back, they make you into a doormat.
- The article is surrounded by a decorative rubber border (doormat).
- I'm always the doormat, but not this time.
- I bet she's got one for you, too... "doormat."
- She must be a good doormat for you.