词汇 | Johnny-on-the-spot |
释义 | Idiom Johnny-on-the-spot Theme: EARLY someone who is in the right place at the right time.Here I am, Johnny-on-the-spot. I told you I would be here at 12:20.Bill is late again. You can hardly call him Johnny-on-the-spot. Idiom Johnny-on-the-spot American, informal someone who is immediately ready to do something, especially to help someone.This guy had just gotten a flat tire, and there I was, Johnny-on-the-spot with my tools in the back of the car. Johnny-on-the-spot noun a person who is available whenever needed US, 1896Johnny-on-the-spotOne who is available and ready for action. Thankfully, Pat was Johnny-on-the-spot with buckets when the roof started leaking. Johnny-on-the-spotA person who is available when needed, as in He always is there at the right time, a real Johnny-on-the-spot. [Late 1800s] Johnny-on-the-spotA person who is present at a crucial time. This term comes from nineteenth-century America. An early appearance in print is in George Ade’s Artie (1896): “I could see that a Johnny-on-the-spot . . . was trying to keep cases on her.” |
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