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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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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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