paper chase

noun

the effort to earn a diploma or college degree, especially in law, or a professional certificate or license.
the writing of assignments and reports, collecting of supporting documents, filling out of forms, and other paperwork necessary to obtain a college degree or a professional certificate or license, apply for financial aid or a bank loan, etc.

hare and hounds.

Origin of paper chase

First recorded in 1855–60

Other words from paper chase

paper chaser, noun
paper-chasing, adjective, noun

Words Nearby paper chase

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How to use paper chase in a sentence

Harold Evans is author of The American Century and My paper chase.
Citizen Nader Is Still on the Case | Harold Evans | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Part of Harold Evans' autobiography, My paper chase, just out in paperback, describes his travels in America.
Don't Buy Haley Barbour's Myth | Harold Evans | December 20, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Ireland features in his recently published memoir My paper chase (Little Brown).
Bloody Sunday: How the Truth Came Out | Harold Evans | June 16, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Harold Evans, author of two histories of America, just published his memoir, My paper chase.
Newspaper Wars: The Times vs. The Journal, Day 2 | Harold Evans | April 27, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Harold Evans, author of two histories of America, just published his memoir, My paper chase .
CNN's Haiti Triumph | Harold Evans | January 20, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

The whole head is useless, and the whole sitting part painful: reason, the recent paper chase.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
No; we shall spend the whole of the day together at the paper-chase.
Bijou | Gyp
There always are accidents; it would be the first paper-chase without one.
Bijou | Gyp
We had arranged an officers' paper chase and every officer attended; those who couldn't find chargers had perforce to ride mules.
The Fifth Leicestershire | J.D. Hills
The season was still early when the Bicycle Paper-chase was proposed and arranged.
Jack of Both Sides | Florence Coombe

British Dictionary definitions for paper chase

paper chase

noun

a former type of cross-country run in which a runner laid a trail of paper for others to follow

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