| 单词 | to be johnny-on-the-spot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be Johnny-on-the-spot 1. Originally and chiefly North American. A person who is available and ready to act or to undertake something when needed; a person who can be relied on to be ready and willing to do what is required. Often (and in earliest use) in to be Johnny-on-the-spot. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [noun] > person or thing that is present presencec1330 presentc1330 standera1500 Johnny-on-the-spot1880 presentee1892 ever-present1903 the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [noun] > a convenience > a convenient person Johnny-on-the-spot1880 1880 Camden (Indiana) Expositor 11 Nov. ‘You think you're Johnny on the Spot,’ sneered the arrested pickpocket. ‘No, merely a detective on the spot, and you're spotted.’ 1922 Weekly Underwriter 8 Apr. 744/2 The agent is a ‘Johnny on the spot’ at all times to meet your needs. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 42/7 He..was johnny-on-the-spot to rap in Mike Walton's rebound. 2014 @AddledPixie 9 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I plucked a chin hair on the very first try today, so if anyone needs a Johnny-on-the-spot for an open heart surgery, I'm ready to scrub-in. < as lemmas |
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