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Meaning of one-trick pony | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A performing animal (especially a pony) that knows only one trick.
  2. A person or group noteworthy for only a single achievement, skill, or characteristic.
    broadly, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“He's a one-trick pony / One trick is all that horse can do / He does one trick only / It's the principal source of his revenue”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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