paper chase

paper chase

A task that involves completing and/or going through a lot of paperwork. After getting married and buying a house, doing my taxes has become a real paper chase.
See also: chase, paper
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • ahead of the game
  • be death on (something)
  • all over the lot
  • be bound and determined
  • determined
  • push paper
  • push paper(s)
  • bound and determined
  • bound and determined to
  • bound and determined to (do something)
References in periodicals archive
Opposite: Alice Aycock, Cyclone Twist (Park Avenue Paper Chase), Painted aluminum, 27'high x 15' diameter, Edition of 2, 2013.
Alice Aycock
"However, a plethora of Government schemes has led to firms needing to follow a paper chase of grants instead of where the real action should be - the chase to successful growth.
End this paper chase for grants now, insists business group; ENTERPRISE
I recently came upon your very interesting article on paper/document/content management for insurers ("Firing up the Paper Chase," Risk & Insurance[R], Sept.
New approaches needed
LESSONS FROM A PAPER CHASE (The Japan Times, an English-language daily)
Japanese editorial excerpts -2-
The requirements often lead to many key personnel being tied up in a paper chase, while consequential costs can spiral out of control through the inability to accurately and quickly quantify problems, the companies said.
Online system provides supply chain traceability
(See "Health Care's Paper Chase," page 38.) FedEx's Smith said he recently told departing Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson that Medicare's motley collection of forms is a major part of the problem.
The U.S. health care crisis: can CEOs turn up the heat on Washington for solutions?
Kenaf, a long-fiber plant that was deemed "the best option for tree-free papermaking in the U.S." by the USDA, has slowly been gaining supporters (see "The Paper Chase," cover story, May/June 2004).
Papering over a brownfield
She later moved from TV to radio to co-present a books programme, Paper Chase.
RTE rolls back the years for maid Marian
And unless you want to be involved in an Enron-style paper chase, it's a good idea to store company information digitally.
Calling for backup: Maxtor taps Eric Kelly to head new storage group. (Black Digerati)
The paper chase with a difference occurred outside Carrickmacross, Co.
FARMER DROPS pounds 20,000 AS HE CYCLES TO BANK; Bag had split
For some, the paper chase involved in managing both state 'Do Not Call" numbers and in-house proprietary lists is getting out of hand.
Fortifying Eggshells
The toast of Tinseltown's secret gay glitterati and an aspiring poet-playwright, Larson soon met writer-director James Bridges--later famous for The Paper Chase and The China Syndrome.
Jack & Jim
Edwards we were able to end the paper chase associated with processing 700,000 invoices each year," says Jeff Slaby, administrative manager at early user Cargill, an international marketer, processor and distributor of agricultural, food, financial and industrial products.
J.D. EDWARDS, FILENET TEAM UP TO CREATE INTEGRATED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS: Firms Say Integration Will Enable Cost Effective Access To Any Document From Any Desktop
According to Robert Samuelson's article "The Endless Paper Chase," the paper check, like so many other types of paper-based information, has defied all expectations and actually increased in popularity during the past generation (Samuelson 1997).
Paper & the information age