paper tiger
معنی کامل و مثالها
● (شخص یا کشور و غیره که تهدید میکند ولی نیرو و اراده ندارد) ببر کاغذی، پهلوان پنبه
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The term 'paper tiger' combines the words 'paper', referring to something that is insubstantial or weak, and 'tiger', which is a powerful and fearsome animal.
مثال
- The dictator was seen as a paper tiger by his opponents.
- The company's aggressive marketing campaign turned out to be a paper tiger.
- He may talk tough, but he's just a paper tiger.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual “he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth”