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hard act to follow

Idiom Theater

Meaning

someone or something so good that it’s difficult to replace

Example Sentences

"The previous manager was a hard act to follow."

Related Expressions

make your blood run cold

to cause extreme fear or horror

ramp up

to increase the intensity or amount of something

rob Peter to pay Paul

to take money from one part of something in order to pay for...

fail at something

to not succeed in doing something

battle-tested

proven effective through experience or hardship

stand the test of time

to remain valuable or successful for a long period of time