| 单词 | box-checker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbox-checker box-checker n. chiefly North American a person who checks a box (sense 25b); (hence depreciative) a person who is excessively concerned with following rules or punctiliously carrying out a set of tasks, typically at the expense of initiative, enterprise, or originality; cf. box-ticker n., to check all the boxes at Phrases 11. ΚΠ 1974 Indianapolis Star 9 July 12/1 For every $1 box that's checked on a tax return everybody—not just the box-checker—will pay the penalties of another dollar's worth of inflationary pressure. 2018 M. Obama Becoming vii. 89 I was a box checker—marching to the resolute beat of effort/result, effort/result—a devoted follower of the established path. < as lemmas |
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