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Red tape
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bureaucratische rompslomp, onnodig papierwerk
official procedures or rules that are unnecessary and time-consuming
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They have been dealing with red tape for weeks, trying to get their visas approved for their trip. By the time they got through all the red tape, the opportunity had already passed.
Na weken bureaucratische rompslomp kregen we eindelijk de vergunning.
