a one-trick pony

Значение

someone or something skilled at only one kind of task

Человек или вещь с одним-единственным умением.

Примеры

1. 1The app is a one-trick pony: it crops photos but cannot make any other changes.
2. 2Don't call Malik a one-trick pony; he sings, dances and writes his own music.
3. 3As a comedian, Joel is a one-trick pony; every routine relies on exactly the same impression.
4. 4This kitchen gadget is a one-trick pony; it peels apples and cannot handle any other task.
5. 5Unlike her versatile colleagues, the designer is a one-trick pony, producing the same logo style for every brief.

Грамматика

Исчисляемое; множественное число — one-trick ponies. В one-trick сохраняется дефис; часто после be о людях или вещах.

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