| 单词 | a hard act to follow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa hard act to follow a hard act to follow n. (also a tough act to follow) colloquial (originally U.S.) an impressive person or thing, viewed as being difficult to rival or surpass. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > an act or deed > exceptional or remarkable adventurec1300 bearinga1387 feata1400 hardiment1487 facta1525 derring-do1579 achievement1583 adventry1616 coup d'éclat1668 exploit1725 venture1810 stunt1892 a hard act to follow1942 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing carbunclea1350 swanc1386 phoenixc1400 diamondc1440 broocha1464 surmounterc1500 sovereign?a1513 primrose peerless1523 superlative1577 transcendent1593 Arabian birda1616 crack1637 first rate1681 peach1710 phoenicle1711 admiration1717 spanker1751 first-raterc1760 no slouch of1767 nailer1806 tip-topper1822 ripper1825 ripstaver1828 apotheosis1832 clinker1836 clipper1836 bird1839 keener1839 ripsnorter1840 beater1845 firecracker1845 pumpkin1845 screamer1846 stunner1847 bottler1855 beaut1866 bobby-dazzler1866 one out of the box1867 stem-winder1875 corker1877 trimmer1878 hot stuff1884 daisy1886 jim-dandy1887 cracker1891 jim-hickey1895 peacherino1896 pippin1897 alpha plus1898 peacherine1900 pip1900 humdinger1905 bosker1906 hummer1907 good egg1914 superstar1914 the berries1918 bee's knee1923 the cat's whiskers1923 smash1923 smash hit1923 brahma1925 dilly1935 piss-cutter1935 killer1937 killer-diller1938 a hard act to follow1942 peacheroo1942 bitch1946 brammerc1950 hot shit1960 Tiffany1973 bollocks1981 1937 Chicago Tribune 31 Dec. 9/3 That's new year rapping at the door. In stage parlance, the newcomer to the bill hasn't a very tough act to follow.] 1942 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 6 Mar. 27/2 No run-of-the-mill millionaire..could ever take his place. As he had often said himself, he was a hard act to follow. 1963 San Francisco Examiner 14 Dec. 16 With his own yacht and his own particular brand of charm, [he] is a hard act to follow. 1975 Chem. Week 12 Mar. 22/1 Tough acts to follow:..companies in three other principal CPI segments are somewhat less sanguine about topping last year's results. 1975 Business Week 3 Nov. 24 (heading) A hard act to follow; after the third-quarter surge in GNP, growth is sure to be slower. 1981 P. F. Boller Presidential Anecd. ii. 24 It was not easy being the second President of the United States; George Washington was a hard act to follow. 1996 Independent 13 Mar. 3/2 Her determination and championing of tourism will be a tough act to follow. < as lemmas |
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