one-trick pony

noun

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

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Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Nov. 2024.

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