one-trick pony en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- A performing animal (especially a pony) that knows only one trick.
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(broadly, idiomatic) A person or group noteworthy for only a single achievement, skill, or characteristic.
He's a one-trick pony / One trick is all that horse can do / He does one trick only / It's the principal source of his revenue
1980, Paul Simon, “One-Trick Pony”:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| one trick pony | alternative | lexicographic | |
| one-trick ponies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
one weird trick · one-hit wonder · one-horse lawyer
Translations (9)
cmn 只會一招的動物 /只会一招的动物 (animal) · pl zwierzę znające tylko jedną sztuczkę (animal) · gd pìobaire an aon phuirt (person or group) · fi yhden tempun osaava poni (animal) · fi yksitaitoinen ihminen (person or group) · fi yhden asian ihminen (person or group) · pl osoba dobra w tylko jednej rzeczy (person or group) · cmn 一招鮮 /一招鲜 (person or group) · es caballo de un solo truco (person or group)