He's a johnny-come-lately.
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Johnny-come-lately
//ˌdʒɒni.kʌmˈleɪtli//
Synonyms for "johnny-come-lately" (56 found)
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Related words (28)
Translations
13 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- keltanokka noun (newcomer)
- märkäkorva noun (newcomer)
Polish
3 entries- nowicjusz noun (newcomer)
- nowicjuszka noun (newcomer)
- żółtodziób noun (newcomer)
Portuguese
2 entries- novato noun (newcomer)
- recém-chegado noun (newcomer)
Russian
3 entries- новенькая noun (newcomer)
- новенький noun (newcomer)
- новичок noun (newcomer)
Spanish
2 entries- novata noun (newcomer)
- novato noun (newcomer)
Swedish
1 entries- uppkomling noun (newcomer)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
She might take offense if some Johnny-come-lately thinks he can do a better job.
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Morris now shared financial decisions with a woman, a female Johnny-come-lately. Imagine the eventuality of Morris's share of their fortune ever falling into such Johnny-come-lately hands. God forbid!
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In a field increasingly populated with Johnnies-come-lately, Gittings is a Johnny-come-early: one only has to read this book to feel the depth and span of his knowledge.
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