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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-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.” |