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Definition of show pony in English: show ponynoun British informal A stylish or flamboyant person, especially a performer, who enjoys being in the limelight. Example sentencesExamples - Everyone and their mother assumes that Miramax's show pony is going to make the Best Picture list and grab eight or more nominations in addition.
- What about Australian newsreaders - show ponies the lot of them, according to many viewers.
- A while back I speculated that her campaign was little more than a show pony trotted out to create the formal criteria of democratic choice.
- It's hard to accept the Tour begging to be taken seriously when, if you'll excuse the unflattering equine comparisons, it chooses to promote its show pony rather than the thoroughbreds.
- They expect their movie to supercede any of the other Columbia product as the lead show pony in this year's Oscar race.
- But in stretching themselves to an antiwar song, the band prove they are more than a one-trick show pony.
- Pietersen said the comments about his diamond earrings had annoyed him in the past week but he had shown those critics that he was more than just a show pony.
- At 8 pm, the Square will transform into a massive dancefloor with the help of local dance gurus and show ponies from Studio 303.
- I put my foot in, as well as try to talk to the lads around me and organise. I'm not here to be a show pony.
- I have said that the workhorses of the Court of Appeal can be contrasted with the show ponies of the Supreme Court.
- He was, once again, the show pony, the bragging, selfish individualist who knows he's better than you and can't remind you of that often enough.
- The reason for this was the King and Queen were adamant that the girls would not become show ponies and believed the best way to achieve this was not to pamper or indulge them materially but make sure they knew they were loved.
- The band may claim they are passionate about what they do and what they stand for, but to me, it appears as though they are a bunch of show ponies desperately seeking some kind of fame.
- I am a member who, over the years, has not been seen as a show pony on the front bench, but as one of those grafters in the select committee process.
- Ronaldo is moving from show pony to showman and again, the squad will be strengthened.
- Distance runners think most sprinters are show ponies anyway, because they prance about a bit.
- Mourinho's tough love is having the right effect on the young protégé, who, given an extended run in the Chelsea side, is proving that he is so much more than a show pony.
- The ‘Battlers’ can't afford another term of this show pony who puts more value on being a friend to the president than working out how to deliver decent levels of service to the folk who really need it.
- National members are seeking to undermine democracy in an attempt to be show ponies.
- It is for the very simple reason that our favourite political show pony, Mr Peters, will be able to stand up in front of his Grey Power audiences and say: ‘One law for all.’
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