a Johnny-come-lately



a Johnny-come-lately

  (old-fashioned)
someone who has only recently started a job or activity and has suddenly become very successful She denies suggestions that she's a Johnny-come-lately, saying that she has worked for years to get her own show.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PipPIPEnglish
Decker['dekə]
Jean[dʒi:n]
Hovo-Armenian
Nikolaynee-kah-LIE (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Saveliy-Russian