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Johnny-on-the-spot

noun as in early bird

noun as in Good Samaritan

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Example Sentences

"Allus glad to be Johnny-on-the-spot," smiled the older man.

The only way to get history straight, declared the philosophical Burd, is to be Johnny-on-the-spot and see things happen.

He didn't have a great deal on, I remember, but he was certainly Johnny-on-the-spot that morning!

They called me Rube, and Johnny-on-the-spot-of-wealth, and Shekels, and a heap of other things.

Henri missed these remarks, for he was Johnny-on-the-spot to retrieve the game.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to Johnny-on-the-spot, such as: early comer, early riser, first arrival, first comer, and first on the scene.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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