a hard act to follow

je těžké někooho následovat, být stejně dobrý jako on

And he should be, I guess, because he is a hard act to follow, to paraphrase
the first line of this review. Google

He did a wonderful job! The board has been active and efficient and
this is partly due to his leadership. He is a hard act to follow. Google

He is a hard act to follow, so it's encouraging
to see four candidates trying to do just that. Google

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