room for a pony

Etymology
From the British television comedy series, Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), wherein social climber Hyacinth Bucket constantly and variously describes her sister Violet, who married well, as “the one with the and room for a pony”.

Noun

 * 1)  minimum trappings of the minor landed gentry
 * 2) * 2002, E. T. Rishe, Timeless Acres, iUniverse, 978-0-595-25068-4, page 47:
 * “ In the back yard, we have a screened terrace, a swimming pool, a swing set and room for a pony.” His grin was boyish as she, too, smiled at the oblique reference to the popular British comedy ‘Keeping up Appearances’.
 * “ In the back yard, we have a screened terrace, a swimming pool, a swing set and room for a pony.” His grin was boyish as she, too, smiled at the oblique reference to the popular British comedy ‘Keeping up Appearances’.