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Red tape

The binding tape once used for holding important documents together.

📖 Definitions of "Red tape"

noun
  1. 1

    The binding tape once used for holding important documents together.

  2. 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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