A hard act to follow
noun phrase
a challenging or daunting prelude: her portrayal of cat-woman was a tough act for mich-lle pfeiffer to follow
[1980s+; fr the vaudeville ambiance where one performer succeeded another; one truism was ”never follow a dog act”]
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