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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Season 1 was a tough act to follow, and this show needed more than two seasons to do it justice.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
From the newer Glasgow Winterfest in Scotland to Germany’s Dresden Striezelmarkt, the oldest Christmas market in the world dating back to the 1400s, Europe’s markets are a hard act to follow.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
To be fair, the first Moana is a tough act to follow.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Indianapolis' 2024 events calendar will be a tough act to follow.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
From the newer Glasgow Winterfest in Scotland to Germany’s Dresden Striezelmarkt, the oldest Christmas market in the world dating back to the 1400s, Europe’s markets are a hard act to follow.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
To be fair, the first Moana is a tough act to follow.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
Indianapolis' 2024 events calendar will be a tough act to follow.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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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 9 Jan. 2025.
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