Paper tiger
01
papperstiger, skrämsel
someone or something that looks frightening, dangerous, or strong while in reality, they are not
Idiom
Informal
Exempel
The dictator 's aggressive rhetoric turned out to be a " paper tiger " as his military lacked the necessary resources for a sustained conflict.
Diktatorns aggressiva retorik visade sig vara en papperstiger eftersom hans militär saknade de nödvändiga resurserna för en långvarig konflikt.
The formidable reputation of the undefeated champion proved to be a " paper tiger " when a skilled challenger emerged and defeated them.
Den formidabla ryktet hos den obesegrade mästaren visade sig vara en papperstiger när en skicklig utmanare dök upp och besegrade dem.
