one-trick pony love

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One noted for or limited to a single ability or skill.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

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