RED TAPE


Meaning of RED TAPE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ administrative , bureaucratic

▪ government , governmental ( AmE )

VERB + RED TAPE

▪ cut , reduce

▪ be entangled in , be tied up in , be snarled in ( esp. AmE ), be snarled up in ( esp. BrE )

▪ cut through

▪ deal with

How do we deal with all this ~?

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