a tough act to follow
infmlso good that whateverhappensnext isunlikelytoseemas good:
The last Bondmoviewas myfavorite- it'll be a toughacttofollow.
Examplesofa tough act to follow
a tough act to follow
But as this wellproduced collection bears witness, the new conference hasatoughacttofollow.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He will beatoughacttofollow.
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The loss of no less than six of the playoff-chasing side of the previous season wasatoughacttofollow.
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