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
Jost-German
Zulekha-Arabic
TÝR-Norse Mythology
Husna-Arabic
MinkeMIN-kəFrisian, Dutch
Amirani-Georgian Mythology