death by a thousand paper cuts

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ultimate negative outcome, such as the failure of a project, brought about by an excessive number of bureaucratic hurdles. idiomatic

词形变化

death by a thousand papercuts alternative

词源

Blend of death by a thousand cuts + paper cut. The "thousand cuts" of the original phrase are now inflicted by paper, a metonym for bureaucracy.
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