| Idiom | to be a paper tiger |
|---|---|
| Definition | to seem to be powerful but this is not true |
| Examples | - Don't be scared of her. She's just a paper tiger. - InterTel used to be one of the leading internet companies but now it's nothing but a paper tiger. - As I said, our boys were shocked by the low morale and they realized that the American soldier was just a paper tiger. - It was Chairman Mao himself who once described the United States as a paper tiger, and said China should never be afraid of the US. |
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