English / idiom
One-Trick Pony
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A person, group, or strategy with only one special skill, trick, or area of competence.
In context
01
Critics dismissed the tech startup as a one-trick pony unable to diversify its software offerings.
02
The deceitful politician was a one-trick pony whose fearmongering finally stopped working.
Synonyms
limited performer,one-dimensional talent,mono-specialist
Antonyms
all-rounder,versatile professional,jack-of-all-trades
Collocations
dismissed as a one-trick pony,prove to be a one-trick pony,mere one-trick pony