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paper chase

The effort to earn a diploma, college degree, personal certificate or license (as the necessary paperwork required [documents, assignments, forms, reports, applications] amasses a literal trail of paper)

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  • EST. 1932 Slang, of the British English (1856) game of hare and hounds in which players “hares” scatter paper shreds (the scent) for pursuers “hounds” to track and capture them
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Many high school graduates forgo the paper chase and jump right into the workforce.

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