EPISODE · Oct 27, 2021 · 2 MIN
Red Tape
from Genesis of Phrases and Idioms in English · host Dipankar Basumatary
In this episode of the Genesis: the Backstory of Phrases and Idioms, Manya Shah and Dhruvi Patel of grade 8th discuss the phrase 'red tape' in detail. Listen to them talking about its origins and how tying something up with red tape isn't a good idea. Please listen here on Spotify. You may send in idioms you know the origins of. And if you want to send an idiom as an audio file, please click here.
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In this episode of the Genesis: the Backstory of Phrases and Idioms, Manya Shah and Dhruvi Patel of grade 8th discuss the phrase 'red tape' in detail. Listen to them talking about its origins and how tying something up with red tape isn't a good idea. Please listen here on Spotify. You may send in idioms you know the origins of. And if you want to send an idiom as an audio file, please click here.
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