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jobsworth

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jobsworth [ˈdʒɒbzˌwɜːθ]
n
Informal a person in a position of minor authority who invokes the letter of the law in order to avoid any action requiring initiative, cooperation, etc.
[from it's more than my job's worth to …]
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jobsworth
n (inf pej)Paragrafenreiter(in) m(f)


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You have to seek special permission from a jobsworth lady to put any drawings on the wall .
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