Meaning of “one-trick pony” in the English Dictionary

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one-trick ponynoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˌwʌn.trɪk ˈpəʊ.ni/ us ​ /ˌwʌn.trɪk ˈpoʊ.ni/

(Definition of “one-trick pony” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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one-trick ponynoun [ C ]

uk ​ us ​ disapproving

› someone or something that is good at doing only one thing, or that can work in only one area:

The president is becoming a one-trick pony; a tax cut is his answer to every problem.
We don't want to be a one-trick pony, but if we have to be reliant on one industry, diamond mining is perfect.

(Definition of “one-trick pony” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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