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- noun Plural form of
Johnny-come-lately .
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As noted, this response goes on for several chapters, but its basic message is presented in the opening lines cited above: God created the world and its rules, human beings are Johnny-come-latelies; God knows what humans cannot begin to grasp; God has the power, and humans must accept His decrees.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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As noted, this response goes on for several chapters, but its basic message is presented in the opening lines cited above: God created the world and its rules, human beings are Johnny-come-latelies; God knows what humans cannot begin to grasp; God has the power, and humans must accept His decrees.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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March 26th, 2010 at 9: 30 pm true fact: when the Clash recorded their “Pressure Drop” cover it was a relatively obscure Toots and the Maytals song, but after it was recorded but before it was released “The Harder They Come” movie and soundtrack got released and then they looked like Johnny-come-latelies and were chagrined and sad.
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Gotta love these Johnny-come-latelies to fiscal responsibility.
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"And so, we're not Johnny-come-latelies to this thing," Obama said on CNBC.
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As noted, this response goes on for several chapters, but its basic message is presented in the opening lines cited above: God created the world and its rules, human beings are Johnny-come-latelies; God knows what humans cannot begin to grasp; God has the power, and humans must accept His decrees.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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As noted, this response goes on for several chapters, but its basic message is presented in the opening lines cited above: God created the world and its rules, human beings are Johnny-come-latelies; God knows what humans cannot begin to grasp; God has the power, and humans must accept His decrees.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Gotta love these Johnny-come-latelies to fiscal responsibility.
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In the Tea Party's case, both of these have now happened to some extent (groups like the Tea Party Express, or spokespeople like Sarah Palin), but both of these were Johnny-come-latelies (Sarah-come-lately?) to the party, and not originators of the movement itself.
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In the Tea Party's case, both of these have now happened to some extent (groups like the Tea Party Express, or spokespeople like Sarah Palin), but both of these were Johnny-come-latelies (Sarah-come-lately?) to the party, and not originators of the movement itself.
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