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Collocation

do paperwork

verb + uncountable noun verb + noun

to complete administrative documents and forms as part of a job or task

do paperwork: to complete administrative documents and forms as part of a job or task

Definition

'do paperwork' is a common English collocation. to complete administrative documents and forms as part of a job or task

do + paperwork

“I have to do paperwork after every client visit.”

Examples

  • I need to do paperwork before the office closes.
  • She stays late on Fridays to do paperwork.
  • We had to do paperwork for the new insurance policy.
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  • He did paperwork for two hours after the meeting.
  • They are doing paperwork to register the vehicle.
  • I have been doing paperwork all morning and I still am not finished.
  • My manager asked me to do paperwork for the audit.
  • After the accident, we had to do paperwork at the police station.
  • If you do paperwork carefully, you avoid delays later.