paper trail

Definition

› a series of documents that show a record of your activities: You are required to keep a paper trail so that auditors may look over your work.

(Definition of paper trail noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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