it will be a hard act to follow

  • 1be a hard act to follow — be a hard/tough act to follow INFORMAL ► to be so good that it is unlikely that anyone or anything that comes after will be as good: »The company could lose momentum without its chief executive, who will be a hard act to follow. Main Entry: ↑act …

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  • 2(a) hard act to follow — a ˌhard/ˌtough act to ˈfollow idiom a person who is so good or successful at sth that it will be difficult for anyone else coming after them to be as good or successful • She has been an excellent principal and will be a hard act to follow.… …

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  • 3be a hard act to follow — to be so good it is not likely that anyone or anything else that comes after will be as good. Last year s thrilling Super Bowl, when the New York Giants beat the Buffalo Bills 20 19 will be a hard act to follow. The new Chairman knows his… …

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  • 4be a hard/tough act to follow — INFORMAL ► to be so good that it is unlikely that anyone or anything that comes after will be as good: »The company could lose momentum without its chief executive, who will be a hard act to follow. Main Entry: ↑act …

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  • 5be a tough act to follow — be a hard/tough act to follow INFORMAL ► to be so good that it is unlikely that anyone or anything that comes after will be as good: »The company could lose momentum without its chief executive, who will be a hard act to follow. Main Entry: ↑act …

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  • 6(a) tough act to follow — a ˌhard/ˌtough act to ˈfollow idiom a person who is so good or successful at sth that it will be difficult for anyone else coming after them to be as good or successful • She has been an excellent principal and will be a hard act to follow.… …

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  • 7be a tough act to follow — to be so good it is not likely that anyone or anything else that comes after will be as good. Last year s thrilling Super Bowl, when the New York Giants beat the Buffalo Bills 20 19 will be a hard act to follow. The new Chairman knows his… …

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  • 8a hard/tough act to follow — 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. • • • Main Entry: ↑follow …

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  • 9act — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thing that sb does ADJECTIVE ▪ charitable, kind ▪ heroic, selfless ▪ a heroic act of bravery ▪ aggressive …

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  • 10act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God …

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