| Idiom | red tape |
|---|---|
| Definition | bureaucracy; unnecessary or petty rules |
| Examples | - If you want to start a business in Germany, there's an enormous amount of red tape you have to go through. - Forget about it. I can't stand all the red tape just to get permission to build a garden shed. |
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