one-trick pony

Noun

broadly idiomatic

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

Japanese Meaning

ある動物（特にポニー）が1つの芸だけを披露できるもの / 転じて、一つの業績、才能、または特徴のみで知られる人や集団

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

郡の祭りで、年老いて疲れた一芸しかできない見世物のポニーは、決まった練習済みの歩き方を披露するたびに最大の人だかりを集めた。

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Sense（1）

A performing animal (especially a pony) that knows only one trick.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) A person or group noteworthy for only a single achievement, skill, or characteristic.

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

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one-trick ponies

（ plural ）

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