"Johnny-on-the-spot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Johnny-on-the-spots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Johnny-on-the-spot}} Johnny-on-the-spot (plural Johnny-on-the-spots)
  1. (US, slang) A person who is conveniently in the right place when needed. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-Johnny-on-the-spot-en-noun-UcVhw6vc Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        [
          "place",
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          "need",
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