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Meaning of Johnnies-come-lately | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

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Noun. [C2]

Examples

Today there are Trappist abbeys with breweries in Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and the United States, with more in development, but most of these, save for those of the Onze Lieve Vrouw van Koningshoeven, better known as La Trappe, are Johnnies-come-lately.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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