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paper tiger::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | impotence, impotency, powerlessness |
he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth.
Examples of paper tiger
paper tiger
Now the region is filled with provocative rhetoric about Israel the paper tiger.
From the nytimes.com
The failure to achieve this will render America a paper tiger on the world stage.
From the washingtontimes.com
And the new bilateral contracts seem to be another paper tiger without sharp teeth.
From the economist.com
If pre-race favorite Blake is the Beast, Bolt was looking like a paper tiger.
From the sfgate.com
Not a paper-tiger inspector general like the one the City Council has yet to appoint.
From the suntimes.com
Unfortunately, the Obama administration's pivot to Asia is nothing but a paper tiger.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
Anti-state capitalists argue that Russia is a Potemkin village and China a paper tiger.
From the economist.com
I have already betrayed my paper tiger New Year resolutions around weight, diet and food.
From the sfgate.com
In Paul Treat's milieu, Allan would be a very small paper tiger indeed.
From the time.com
