one-trick pony

noun

: one that is skilled in only one area
also : one that has success only once

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Santander is a one-trick pony whose one trick isn’t all that special. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Houston is more of a one-trick pony these days, with the staff taking away SAM linebacker responsibilities, but that one trick is a good one. Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024 Notably this feature will not help Remote Play on the PlayStation Portal, as Sony’s one-trick pony handheld for console streaming is bafflingly limited to Wi-Fi 5. Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 11 Sep. 2024 Equestrians flock here, but Flathead Lake Lodge is no one-trick pony, with kid-friendly activities that go way beyond horses. Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for one-trick pony 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-trick pony was in 1980

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“One-trick pony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-trick%20pony. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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