ONE-TRICK PONY

Meaning of ONE-TRICK PONY in English

Function: noun

Date: 1980

: one that is skilled in only one area also : one that has success only once

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

ONE-TRICK PONY — noun Date: 1980 one that is skilled in only one area
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ONE-TRICK PONY — Date: 1980 : one that is skilled in only one area ; also : one that has success only once
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE-TRICK PONY — ■ noun a person or thing with only one special feature, talent, or area of expertise.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PONY — [A] n pony (as in Shetland pony)
Interlingua English vocab
PONY — Any of several breeds of small 2 hands (57 in., 144 cm) high and noted for gentleness and endurance. Among …
Английский словарь Британика
TRICK — I. ˈtrik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English trik, from Old North French trique, from trikier to trick, cheat, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PONY — I. noun also po·ney ˈpōnē, -ni ( plural ponies also poneys ) Etymology: earlier powny, powney, probably from obsolete French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRICK — (a.) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick …
Английский словарь Webster
TRICK — — tricker , n. — trickingly , adv. /trik/ , n. 1. a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PONY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRICK — I. ˈtrik noun Etymology: Middle English trikke, from Anglo-French * trik, from trikier to deceive, cheat, from Vulgar Latin * …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRICK — adj a toy; a trifle; a plaything. 2. trick ·adj a knot, braid, or plait of hair. 3. trick ·adj …
Webster English vocab
PONY — noun a small horse. 2. pony ·noun a small glass of beer. 3. pony ·noun twenty-five pounds sterling. 4. pony …
Webster English vocab
TRICK — [trick] n [ME trik, fr. ONF trique, fr. trikier to deceive, cheat, fr. (assumed) VL triccare, alter. of L tricari …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PONY — any of several breeds of small horses standing less than 14.2 hands (56.8 inches, or 144.3 cm) high and noted …
Britannica English vocabulary
PONY — pon|y BrE AmE ˈpəʊn |i AmE \ ˈpoʊn |i ▷ pon|ies iz ▶ ˌ pony ex ˈ press BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRICK — / trɪk; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun STH TO CHEAT SB 1. something that you do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PONY — / ˈpəʊni; NAmE ˈpoʊni/ noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a type of small horse —see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRICK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PONY — I. po ‧ ny 1 /ˈpəʊni $ ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ponies ) [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRICK — n. & v. --n. 1 an action or scheme undertaken to fool, outwit, or deceive. 2 an optical or other …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a horse of any small breed. 2 a small drinking-glass. 3 (in pl.) sl. racehorses. 4 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRICK — n. & v. n. 1 an action or scheme undertaken to fool, outwit, or deceive. 2 an optical or other …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a horse of any small breed. 2 a small drinking-glass. 3 (in pl.) sl. racehorses. 4 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRICK — n. & v. --n. 1. an action or scheme undertaken to fool, outwit, or deceive. 2 an optical or other …
Oxford English vocab
PONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a horse of any small breed. 2 a small drinking-glass. 3 (in pl.) sl. racehorses. 4 …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
TRICK — ( tricks, tricking, tricked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A trick …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PONY — ( ponies) A pony is a type of small horse. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRICK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cheap trick (= unkind trick ) ▪ It was nothing but a cheap trick …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PONY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pit pony Shetland pony show pony COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN polo ▪ We were …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PONY — n. Any of several breeds of small horses standing less than 14. 2 hands (57 in., 144 cm) high and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRICK — Synonyms and related words : ability, accomplishment, ace, action, ad hoc measure, affectation, airy nothing, alibi, anchor watch, answer, antic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PONY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRICK — n. trick off trick out trick up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TRICK — I. noun 1. an indirect, ingenious, and often cunning means to gain an end used every trick in the bag …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRICK — I. noun 1 deception ADJECTIVE ▪ cheap , cruel , dirty , mean , nasty ▪ The press accused the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PONY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wild ▪ polo ▪ pit ( BrE , historical ) ▪ Pit ponies were used in most …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TRICK — See ↑ MAGIC 3, ↑ TRICK/DECEIVE 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ do the job/do the trick • ↑ play a trick/joke
Longman Activator English vocab
TRICK — n. 25B6; noun he's capable of any mean trick : STRATAGEM, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, manoeuvre, contrivance, machination, artifice, wile, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRICK — n. 1 ruse, artifice, device, stratagem, wile, deception, manoeuvre, deceit, fraud, hoax, imposture, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, subterfuge, dodge, confidence trick, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TRICK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PONY — 1. сущ. 1) а) пони, малорослая лошадь Syn : horse б) полудикая лошадь, мустанг (обитающие в западной части США) в) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRICK
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PONY — pony.ogg 1. ʹpəʋnı n 1. пони; малорослая лошадь pony trekking - прогулка на пони 2. разг. стопка ( для спиртного …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRICK — 1) прием 2) уловка 3) ухищрение 4) хитрость • - computational trick - head trick - linearization trick - mathematical trick - number trick
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PONY — pony сущ.1) а) пони, малорослая лошадь Syn:horse б) полудикая лошадь, мустанг (обитающие в западной части США) в) скаковая лошадь Syn:racehorse …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TRICK
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PONY — 1. ʹpəʋnı n 1. пони; малорослая лошадь pony trekking - прогулка на пони 2. разг. стопка ( для спиртного ); …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TRICK — 1. сущ. 1) а) обман, хитрость to play smb. a trick, to play a trick on smb. — обмануть, надуть …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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