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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Recent Examples on the Web Her opening number will surely be a tough act to follow. —

Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024 Elvis Presley is a tough act to follow — or, as Carol Burnett once learned, to precede. —

Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024 While their beloved debut is a tough act to follow, Why Lawd? —

Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Known for pushing for school-competency testing, protecting the Everglades and focusing his political campaigns on the working class, Graham, who died last month at 87, became a tough act to follow. —

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for a hard/tough act to follow

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