one-trick pony
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They played out from the back through Christian Norgaard and although they could mix it up, they were not a one-trick pony.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
The vegetable, regarded as a fruit just as tomatoes are fruits commonly regarded as vegetables, isn’t a one-trick pony, either.
From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023
“Missing” is still a one-trick pony, but its disembodied narrative is probably here to stay.
From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023
It’s good that this film clocks in at 70 minutes, since there’s no getting around that this grisly meet-cute marriage of Brian De Palma pastiche and “The Human Centipede” is a one-trick pony.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022
Actually, I was a bit of a one-trick pony myself when I was little.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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