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What does one trick pony
mean?
What does one trick pony
mean?
mean?
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Someone/Something who does one specific thing extremely well,
and noticeably doesn't do other things as well. Usually the "other things" are similar/adjacent things.
"Max is a one-trick pony at cooking; his pasta dishes are scrumptious, but he can't cook anything else to save his life."
"This frying pan is a one-trick pony; it can cook eggs to perfection, but will usually burn anything else you put on it."
"He's a one-trick pony at karaoke; he's a master at singing rock songs, and that's about it." (This implies he can't sing songs of any other genre as well)
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@fukutaka
A one-trick pony refers to someone that only has a single ability or skill.
"He's not really very talented. He's a one-trick pony."
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