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paper tiger

/'peɪpər_'taɪɡər/

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noun
the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual
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"he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth"

type of:
impotence impotency powerlessness

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