"cut red tape" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-cut red tape.ogg Forms: cuts red tape [present, singular, third-person], cutting red tape [participle, present], cut red tape [participle, past], cut red tape [past]
Etymology: from cut "to remove" + red tape "excessive bureaucratic procedures" Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> red tape}} cut red tape (third-person singular simple present cuts red tape, present participle cutting red tape, simple past and past participle cut red tape)
  1. (US, idiomatic) To reduce bureaucracy. Tags: US, idiomatic Related terms: red tape
    Sense id: en-cut_red_tape-en-verb-EjeCI6FR Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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