a person who follows the rules of a job exactly, even when this causes problems for other people, or when the rules are not sensible 刻板的监工;工作特别机械的人 Avoid Mr Jobsworth! The sort of man who says when you need a door opened to save a long walk ‘It’s more than my job’s worth, mate’. 避开乔布斯沃斯先生!这种人会说,当你需要一扇门打开以节省长途步行的时间时,“这比我的工作更有价值,伙计”。
Word Origin1970s: from “it's more than my job's worth (not) to”.