paper tiger

Example Sentences

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Driving him into exile is an opportunity for the president to paint the grouping a paper tiger.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The missile threat has proven to be a paper tiger," says Mr Jeffrey.

From BBC

“I think it’s a serious paper tiger we’re dealing with here. I don’t think for 60 days they can keep the train on the tracks.”

From Salon

The escalation was designed to show the world that Iran was a "paper tiger", said Fawaz Gerges, professor of International Relations at London School of Economics.

From BBC

We have 11 months to find out if this paper tiger can become a real one.

From Salon