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a paper tiger

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  • Paper tiger (disambiguation) — Paper tiger is the English translation of a Chinese phrase referring to something that appears threatening but is actually harmless.Paper Tiger may refer to:* Paper Tiger (film), a 1975 film starring David Niven * Paper Tiger (yacht), a class of… …   Wikipedia

  • Paper Tiger Television — (based in NY) has been creating fun, funky, hard hitting, investigative, compelling and truly alternative media since 1981. The programs produced at PTTV have inspired media savvy community productions and activism around the world. Their archive …   Wikipedia

  • Paper Tiger Books — Paper Tiger is a publishing house started in 1976 by Martyn and Roger Dean, on the back of their success at publishing Dean s Views graphic album under the Dragon s Dream imprint. Initially formed so as to publish The Album Cover Album, Paper… …   Wikipedia

  • Paper Tiger Inc. — Paper Tiger Inc. is an Australian owned paper manufacturer headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Paper Tiger produces paper in the Australian market and has operations in Australia, China, Indonesia, and Brazil. . Paper Tiger Inc. is a maker of… …   Wikipedia

  • Paper tiger — is a literal English translation of the Chinese phrase zhǐ lǎohǔ (zh ts|t=紙老虎|s=紙老虎), meaning something which seems as threatening as a tiger, but is really harmless.The phrase is an ancient one in Chinese, but sources differ as to when it… …   Wikipedia

  • paper tiger — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paper Tiger Comix — Paper Tiger is a co operative of comic artists based in Brighton, UK.The anthology is designed to showcase up and coming self published comic creators as well as more established indie, alternative and underground comics artists.Paper Tiger is… …   Wikipedia

  • paper tiger — A paper tiger is a person, country, institution, etc, that looks powerful, but is actually weak …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • paper tiger — paper tigers N COUNT If you say that an institution, a country, or a person is a paper tiger, you mean that although they seem powerful they do not really have any power …   English dictionary

  • paper tiger — n an enemy or opponent who seems powerful but actually is not …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • paper tiger — noun count a person, organization, or country that appears to be very powerful or dangerous but in fact is weak …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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