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Definition of paper tiger noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

paper tiger

noun
 
/ˌpeɪpə ˈtaɪɡə(r)/
 
/ˌpeɪpər ˈtaɪɡər/
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  1. a person, a country or a situation that seems or claims to be powerful or dangerous but is not reallyTopics Difficulty and failurec2
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