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In some senses, paperwork is marked as figuratively, slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ
routine | necessary
VERB + PAPERWORK
deal with, do, get through, go through, work through
The accountant spent all morning dealing with paperwork from the new client.
involve
Starting a small business involves dealing with lots of paperwork.
PREP
~ for
I need to complete all the paperwork for my visa application before next month.
PHRASES
a backlog/mountain/pile of paperwork