| 单词 | johnny-one-note |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJohnny-one-note Johnny-one-note n. originally and chiefly U.S. (a name for) a person who specializes in or concentrates on only one area of activity, or has competence in only one limited subject.Popularized by a song in the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms, telling the story of a singer who can only sing one note; see quot. 19371. ΚΠ 1937 L. Hart Johnny One Note (sheet music) 3 Poor Johnny One-Note Yelled willy-nilly Until he was blue in the face,—For holding one note was his ace.] 1937 N.Y. Times 26 July 17/6 Céline is a ‘Johnny One-Note’... ‘I am very limited,’ he said, ‘in what I can do. I can only write nightmares.’ 2018 @musicaamazigh 22 Nov. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) She's a johnny-one-note... She's not a well-rounded Democrat. Her interests and expertise are limited. < as lemmas |
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