Johnny-on-the-spot

One who is available and ready for action. Thankfully, Pat was Johnny-on-the-spot with buckets when the roof started leaking.

Johnny-on-the-spot

A 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-spot

A 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.”

单词	johnny-on-the-spot
释义	Johnny-on-the-spot John·ny-on-the-spot J0052600 (jŏn′ē-ŏn′thə-spŏt′, -ôn′-)n. Informal A person who is available and ready to act when needed. John′ny-on-the-spot′ n., pl. Johnnies-on-the-spot. a person who is on hand to perform a service or seize an opportunity. [1860–65] Johnny-on-the-spot Johnny-on-the-spot One who is available and ready for action. Thankfully, Pat was Johnny-on-the-spot with buckets when the roof started leaking. Johnny-on-the-spot A 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-spot A 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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