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red tapeA derisive term for regulations or bureaucratic procedures that are considered excessive or excessively time- and effort-consuming.Rate it:

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Red TapeExtra-long formal procedure that consumes lots of time, strict adherence to certain rules and regulationsRate it:

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red-facedUsed other than as an idiom. Having a face that is the color red.Rate it:

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red-handedWith hands that are red.Rate it:

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red-handedIn the act of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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red-handedDeadly, bloody.Rate it:

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red-handedShowing clear evidence of guilt; in the act of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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roses are redThe start of a generic poem about love.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo enter a restricted area. To trespass.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass through the traffic light when the red light is on.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo claim a position that one does not rightfully earn.Rate it:

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see redTo receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.Rate it:

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seeing redWhen someone is seeing red they are absolutely furious, angry beyond control, feeling rage.Rate it:

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take the red pillTo understand the world in its previously unknown reality.Rate it:

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dead as a doorknobEntirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.Rate it:

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dead beatexhaustedRate it:

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dead cat bounceA temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.Rate it:

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dead lastThe standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery thirsty.Rate it:

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dry as a dead dingo's dongerVery dry, extremely dry.Rate it:

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fit to wake the deadAt a very high volume; extremely loudly.Rate it:

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from my cold, dead handsA statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.Rate it:

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heavy as a dead donkeyVery heavy.Rate it:

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you're a long time deadA reminder that we are all mortal, as a justification for enjoying life while one can.Rate it:

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dead onExactly at.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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dead lossAn absolute or total loss.Rate it:

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dead of nightMiddle of the night.Rate it:

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dead duckOne who is in serious danger or trouble.Rate it:

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not be caught deadTo refuse completely to do something.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.Rate it:

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deadNot in play.Rate it:

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dead as a dodoThat has become out of date.Rate it:

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dead tree editionPaper version of a publication that can be found online.Rate it:

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flog a dead horseTo attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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deadFull and complete.Rate it:

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deadBroken or inoperable.Rate it:

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deadWithout interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.Rate it:

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deadWithout emotion.Rate it:

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deadUnproductive.Rate it:

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deadStationary; static.Rate it:

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deadNo longer used or required.Rate it:

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deadExact.Rate it:

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deadNo longer living.Rate it:

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deadCompletely inactive; without power; without a signal.Rate it:

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deadFiguratively, not alive; lacking life.Rate it:

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dead : So hated by that they are absolutely ignored.Rate it:

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