🐯 Tiger
"Paper tiger"
Meaning
Someone or something that looks strong but is actually weak.
About the tiger
Tigers are powerful and dangerous by reputation, which is why their idioms describe ferocity or the risk of holding onto something you cannot let go.
Example sentence
The angry dog behind the gate was a paper tiger; it ran away from a kitten.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
Someone or something that looks strong but is actually weak.