You can refer to the dead hand of a particular thing when that thing has a bad or depressing influence on a particular situation. ( mainly BRIT )
...the dead hand of bureaucracy.
N-SING : usu the N of n
You can refer to the dead hand of a particular thing when that thing has a bad or depressing influence on a particular situation. ( mainly BRIT )
...the dead hand of bureaucracy.
N-SING : usu the N of n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006