English → Hindi dictionary

paper tiger

पेपर टाइगर / पेपरNoun

कागज़ी शेर

Definition

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"

Examples

उन्होंने बताया कि ज्यादातर गैर-सरकारी संग न कागजी शेर ही साबित हे.

Ram always acts as if he is very brave but the fact is that he is a big coward. He is in fact a paper tiger.

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