horsehorsetigertiger马马虎虎
Hewhoridesatigerisafraidtodismount.
Sometimesitismoredangeroustostopdoingadangerousthingthanitistocontinuedoingit.
例句:
A:Youshouldn'ttakeoutanotherloan.You'realreadytoofarindebt.
B:IfIdon'ttakeoutaloan,Ican'tmakethepaymentsontheloansIalreadyhave.Youknowhowitis—shewhoridesatigerisafraidtodismount.
apapertiger
acountryororganizationthatseemspowerfulbutisnot
例句:WilltheUnitedNationsbeabletomakeanydifference,orisitjustapapertiger?