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
Malalai-Pashto
PoncioPON-thyo (Spanish), PON-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
RorieRAWR-eeIrish, Scottish
Tanith-Near Eastern Mythology
VÁClav-Czech, Slovak
Anej-Slovene