Definition of Johnny-on-the-spot in US English:
Johnny-on-the-spot
nounˌjänēänT͟Həˈspätˌdʒɑniɑnðəˈspɑt
North American dated, informal A person who is at hand whenever needed.
he appears to have become the financial Johnny-on-the-spot for Mr. Meese
Example sentencesExamples
- The FDA is not exactly known as a Johnny-on-the-spot agency.
- ‘And television networks that carry it and promote it and are Johnny-on-the-spot every time there's a terrorist act are promoting it,’ he said.
- Archuleta jarred the ball loose, and fellow S Kim Herring was Johnny-on-the-spot, picking up the loose ball and rambling to the endzone for a 10-0 lead.
- Interior designers come to you not only to buy what you've got, but because of what you can put together… You have to be Johnny-on-the-spot.