toothless tiger
成語所屬單字toothless
toothless tiger — 慣用語
1. a person, group, law, or rule that appears threatening or powerful but has no re
1.慣用語
釋義
紙老虎（表面上看起來有威脅，但實際上無力的組織、規定或人）
a person, group, law, or rule that appears threatening or powerful but has no real ability to cause harm or enforce anything
例句
The commission was called a toothless tiger, since it could issue warnings but never impose fines.
Without the power to shut down illegal factories, the new agency remained a toothless tiger that nobody feared.