- hard act to follow
- Hard act to followIf something or something is exceptionally good, it is difficult to replace them or take their place.
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hard act to follow — (informal) An outstanding person, or something outstanding another person has done, regarded as difficult to equal • • • Main Entry: ↑act … Useful english dictionary
Hard Act to Follow — Infobox Single Name = Hard Act to Follow Artist = Grinspoon from Album = Thrills, Kills Sunday Pills Released = August 9, 2004 Format = CD single Recorded = 2004 Genre = Post grunge Length = 3:28 Label = Universal Records Producer = Howard Benson … Wikipedia
Hard Act To Follow (Split Enz song) — Infobox Single Name = Hard Act To Follow Artist = Split Enz from Album = Waiata B side = Ghost Girl Clumsy Released = 1981 Format = Recorded = 1980 Genre = Pop/Rock Length = 3:21 Label = Mushroom Records Writer = Tim Finn Producer = Certification … Wikipedia
be 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 … Financial and business terms
be a hard act to follow — be a hard/tough act to follow informal phrase to do something so well that others who do it after you do not feel very confident about being successful Ken’s a hard act to follow, but I’ll do my best. Thesaurus: to do something well or better… … Useful english dictionary
(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.… … Useful english dictionary
a hard act to follow — see ↑follow • • • Main Entry: ↑hard … Useful english dictionary
be 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… … New idioms dictionary
tough act to follow — {n. phr.} A speech, performance, or activity of such superior quality that the person next in line feels and thinks that it would be very difficult to match it in quality. * /Sir Lawrence Olivier s performance of Hamlet was a tough act to follow… … Dictionary of American idioms
tough act to follow — {n. phr.} A speech, performance, or activity of such superior quality that the person next in line feels and thinks that it would be very difficult to match it in quality. * /Sir Lawrence Olivier s performance of Hamlet was a tough act to follow… … Dictionary of American idioms
