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Red tape
The binding tape once used for holding important documents together.
📖 Definitions of "Red tape"
noun
- 1
The binding tape once used for holding important documents together.
- 2
(metonym) Time-consuming regulations or bureaucratic procedures.
"All the red tape and paperwork that goes on there prevents any progress."
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