green tape
Time-consuming bureaucratic procedures or regulations relating to environmental concernsTime-consuming bureaucratic procedures or regulations relating to environmental concerns.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, uncountable)Time-consuming bureaucratic procedures or regulations relating to environmental concerns.
Origin
From green (“environmentally friendly”) and red tape (“bureaucratic regulations”).From green (“environmentally friendly”) and red tape (“bureaucratic regulations”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable