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a tough act to follow

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a tough act to follow
so good that whatever happens next is not likely to seem as good The last mayor was one of the most beloved in the city's history, which means Mike Ransom has a tough act to follow.
See also: act, follow, tough


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``It's going to be a tough act to follow but we're going to need a big game from him this week (against Golden Valley of Bakersfield).
Bernanke knows a lot about monetary policy, but he has two problems, not including the fact that Alan Greenspan is a tough act to follow.
Those monster mechanical aliens from "War of the Worlds" are a tough act to follow, so filmmakers are looking to the past for inspiration.
 
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