Meanings (ES + gloss)
tigre de papel
Something or someone that appears powerful, strong or threatening but is in reality weak, ineffective, or unable to withstand challenge.
Iran is a paper tiger, a postmodern threat: It has many uses but a third Western war against a Muslim country is a bridge too far.
The League of Nations was by this time scarcely even a paper tiger, devoid of credibility since its divisions and pusillanimity had been so clearly laid bare following Mussolini's…
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