Meaning & use
piece of paper
A single sheet of paper, or, figuratively, an official document treated as having little real substance or value.
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She scribbled the address on a piece of paper before she could forget it.
He complained that the contract was just a piece of paper if no one enforced it.
A note on using this word
Used figuratively, 'just a piece of paper' downplays the authority of a certificate, contract, or law.
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