| 单词 | one-trick pony |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone-trick pony one-trick pony n. (also one-trick horse) colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) (a) U.S. a pony which has been taught one trick, esp. one performing in a circus (now rare); (b) a person or thing specializing in only one area, having only one talent, or of limited ability. ΚΠ 1905 Oregon Pioneer Assoc. 32nd Ann. Reunion 264 Among the earliest of mundane things remembered are the resplendent red shirts of the volunteer firemen, conspicuous in every Fourth of July parade; the marvels that were seen at the first one-tent, one-clown, one-trick-pony, pioneer Oregon circus. 1950 R. Franken From Claudia to David 143 ‘I'll make another basket,’ said Claudia. ‘I'm a one- trick pony.’ 1991 Christian Sci. Monitor 29 Oct. 8/3 Other software companies wonder if Lotus has become a one-trick horse: clever in spreadsheets but little else. < as lemmas |
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