a hard/tough act to follow
noun phrase
: someone or something that has been so successful that it is very difficult for the person or thing coming next to be as good
Yesterday's thrilling victory will be a tough act to follow.
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But The First Law’s nine-book arc is a tough act to follow.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
After an instant classic of a main event on WrestleMania Saturday, Night 2 will have a tough act to follow.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
But one thing is certain: Francis will be a tough act to follow.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Sting is a tough act to follow, but one rap legend gave it his best shot Saturday night in Miami Beach.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
After an instant classic of a main event on WrestleMania Saturday, Night 2 will have a tough act to follow.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
But one thing is certain: Francis will be a tough act to follow.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Sting is a tough act to follow, but one rap legend gave it his best shot Saturday night in Miami Beach.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
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“A hard/tough act to follow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20hard%2Ftough%20act%20to%20follow. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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