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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
jobsworth


jobs·worth f6 [jobsworth jobsworths] BrE [ˈdʒɒbzwɜːθ] NAmE [ˈdʒɑːbzwɜːrθ] noun (BrE, informal, disapproving)
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
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’.

Word Origin:
1970s: from “it's more than my job's worth (not) to”.


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