work through channels

Fig. to try to get something done by going through the proper procedures and persons. You can't accomplish anything around here if you don't work through channels. I tried working through channels, but it takes too long. This is an emergency.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aldwin	-	Ancient Germanic
Euanthe	-	Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Jaroslava	-	Czech, Slovak
Alex	AL-əks (English), AH-ləks (Dutch)	English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Adhiambo	-	Eastern African, Luo
EnikŐ	-	Hungarian