Johnny-on-the-spot



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

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]

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Robena-English (Rare)
Mariannamer-ee-AN-ə (English), mar-ee-AN-ə (English), mahr-YAHN-nah (Polish)Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
ChristaKRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English)German, Danish, English
ThÉOte-OFrench
Keanu-Hawaiian
Frederica[.fredə'ri:kə]