red tape

(derog 贬) excessive bureaucracy, esp in public business 繁文缛节; （尤指）官僚作风: procedures hedged about with red tape 繁琐拖拉的办事程序 * It takes weeks to get through the red tape. 办完这些繁琐的手续得需要几个星期.

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