paper tiger
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paper tiger noun
- A seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.
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sheep in wolf's clothingstraw manwolf in sheep's clothingcowardly lionmall ninjabombinatorcat's-pawpuppetbogeymanlady or tigerfly-by-nightman of strawtin soldierbig dog of the tanyardpitbullbody double
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