The League of Nations was by this time scarcely even a paper tiger, devoid of credibility since its divisions and pusillanimity had been so clearly laid bare following Mussolini's invasion of Abyssinia in the autumn of 1935.
a seemingly fierce person or thing without the ability to back up their words
Расстановка переносов
a seemingly fierce per·son or thing with·out the a·bi·li·ty to back up their words