C1idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
a hard act to follow
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someone or something so good that whoever comes next will find it hard to do as well
From the theatre: it is hard to go on stage after a great performer. Used about people, events and products.
In context
Our last manager was brilliant, so she's a hard act to follow.
Last year's Tet show was a hard act to follow, but the students managed it.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again