JOHNNY-ON-THE-SPOT


Meaning of JOHNNY-ON-THE-SPOT in English

adj. phr. At the right place when needed; present and ready to help; very prompt; on time. A good waterboy is always Johnny-on-the-spot. The firemen were Johnny-on-the-spot and put out the fire in the house soon after it started.

Compare: ON THE JOB.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.