"one-trick pony" meaning in English

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        "A performing animal (especially a pony) that knows only one trick."
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          "word": "one-hit wonder"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "animal",
          "word": "yhden tempun osaava poni"
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          "ref": "1980, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “One-Trick Pony”",
          "text": "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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        "(idiomatic, by extension) A person or group noteworthy for only a single achievement, skill, or characteristic."
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          "word": "yksitaitoinen ihminen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "animal",
      "word": "yhden tempun osaava poni"
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