bean counter: translation
bean counter ˈbean ˌcounter noun [countable] informal disapproving ACCOUNTING
someone whose job is to study financial figures and work out the cost of doing something, and who is only concerned with making a profit:
• the bean counters who can so easily undermine a creative enterprise
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bean counter UK US noun [C] INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
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The Treasury's role is to act as Britain's bean counter in chief.