Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
a person or thing that is so good that the person or thing that follows may not measure up to the same standard
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1. The last manager of this department was hard-working and well-liked by everyone. I doubt anyone else will be as good as she was—she will be a hard act to follow.
2. My job here is fun, stimulating, and the pay is good. If I ever leave, it will be a hard act to follow The expression probably originates from the time of vaudeville when a show consisted of several acts, each by different actors. It was hard to succeed if one’s act followed another that was extremely popular, because the audience would compare the two and expect the second act to measure up to the high standard of the first. |
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