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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 …] Translations jobsworth n (inf pej) → Paragrafenreiter(in) m(f) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It transpired that if I had just stood there and waited I would have been doing it for a good five minutes, since every stand in the building had been locked up after the earlier orchestral concert and an army of jobsworths back-stage were busily washing their hands of any responsibility for them. And it was revealed today that in order to satisfy Premier League jobsworths, Ince had to include in his contract a promise to get his Uefa Pro Licence within the next two years. Thousands of new recruits, millions and millions of pounds--do you have a calculator--for the sterling work to be done by the security jobsworths. |
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