doormat

/ˈdɔːmæt/ noun [C]

Definition

MATERIAL › a piece of thick material on the floor by a door used to clean your shoes before entering a building

PERSON informal › someone who allows other people to treat them very badly

(Definition of doormat noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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