red tape

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Red tape encumbered all our attempts at action.
繁文缛节阻碍了我们为采取行动而作的所有努力。
Management allowed engineers to take equipment home whenever they needed to, without having to go through a lot of red tape.
管理层允许工程师在他们需要的任何时候把设备带回家而不需要通过任何繁文缛节。
Businessmen complain that the red tape for employers who want to hire third-country nationals is already onerous, and that their role is not to act as government snoopers for illegal migrants.
商人们抱怨道，那些想要雇佣第三国家公民的雇主已经需要面对复杂的繁文缛节，而他们也不愿称为政府对付非法移民的秘密线人。

They cut through all the red tape and they finally made it happen. And there it is.
Working in Russia can be full of bureaucratic red tape for the average citizen.

These reasons can include bureaucratic red tape, poor infrastructure, corruption, and a poorly educated local workforce.
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You refer to official rules and procedures as red tape when they seem unnecessary and cause delay.