civil serpent

An unhelpful or otherwise disagreeable bureaucrat. A humorous play on the phrase "civil servant"; serpents are typically depicted as evil or villainous. I can't deal with any more civil serpents—they just keep sending me from office to office.

civil serpent

n. a civil servant. You have no idea the kinds of things “civil serpents” have to put up with.

See also: civil, serpent

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

thanks for nothing
a verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on
contract
(Don't ask me,) I just work here.
(Don't ask me,) I only work here.
butt-head
be a waste of space
butt-face
have too much of a good thing

References in periodicals archive

What is the saddest thing you A civil serpent. A head banger.

funnies

Well, he is a civil serpent. Anyway, a Lincolnshire woman found an adder in the salad counter at Sainsbury's, while a man from Dorset says he came face to face with a 3ft snake at a car wash.

Tam Cowan: AND ANOTHER THING

After all, it's not the politicians that really count - it's the Civil Serpents that do all the work.

Benefits Britain? I'll vote for that! Email: sundaymercury@sundaymercury.DOREEN TIPTON WORLD FAMOUS LAZY COW WRITES FOR THE MERCURY

I also understand why most civil serpents, I mean civil servants, are so disagreeable.

Pakistan: An intelligence test of sorts

词组	civil serpent
释义	civil serpent civil serpent An unhelpful or otherwise disagreeable bureaucrat. A humorous play on the phrase "civil servant"; serpents are typically depicted as evil or villainous. I can't deal with any more civil serpents—they just keep sending me from office to office. See also: civil, serpent Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. civil serpent n. a civil servant. You have no idea the kinds of things “civil serpents” have to put up with. See also: civil, serpent McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: thanks for nothing a verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on contract (Don't ask me,) I just work here. (Don't ask me,) I only work here. butt-head be a waste of space butt-face have too much of a good thing References in periodicals archive What is the saddest thing you A civil serpent. A head banger. funnies Well, he is a civil serpent. Anyway, a Lincolnshire woman found an adder in the salad counter at Sainsbury's, while a man from Dorset says he came face to face with a 3ft snake at a car wash. Tam Cowan: AND ANOTHER THING After all, it's not the politicians that really count - it's the Civil Serpents that do all the work. Benefits Britain? I'll vote for that! Email: sundaymercury@sundaymercury.DOREEN TIPTON WORLD FAMOUS LAZY COW WRITES FOR THE MERCURY I also understand why most civil serpents, I mean civil servants, are so disagreeable. Pakistan: An intelligence test of sorts
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