Johnny Come Lately Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Johnny-come-lately What does Johnny-come-lately mean?	a new-comer	He`s a Johnny-come-lately and doesn`t really know what he is talking about.
Johnny-come-lately What does Johnny-come-lately mean?	a new-comer	The man is a Johnny-come-lately and does not really know what he is talking about.
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down to the wire What does "down to the wire" mean?	near a deadline, with little time remaining	They were down to the wire but the two sides finally agreed to a new contract.

assume liability What does "assume liability" mean?	accept the responsibility for paying the cost of something	The business refused to assume liability for the dangerous products.
work out What does "work out" mean?	solve a problem	I was unable to work out the math problem on the final examination.
all right (2) What does "all right (2)" mean?	(2): fair; not particularly good.	A: "How's your chemistry class?"B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I'veever had."
hang up (the telephone) What does "hang up (the telephone)" mean?	place a telephone receiver back on the telephone and end the call	After I hung up the telephone I left home to go to work.
get one's mind out of the gutter What does "get one's mind out of the gutter" mean?	to stop having inappropriate thoughts	I wish that my friend would get his mind out of the gutter.
steal a march on (someone) What does "steal a march on (someone)" mean?	to get an advantage over someone without being noticed	I was able to steal a march on my colleague when he was away on vacation.

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Johnny Come Lately Idiom