A HARD / TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW

Meaning of A HARD / TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW in English

a person who is so good or successful at sth that it will be difficult for anyone else coming after them to be as good or successful

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Английский словарь Британика
ACT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of …
Английский словарь Британика
TOUGH — I. ˈtəf adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English tow, togh, tough, from Old English tōh; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOLLOW — I. ˈfä(ˌ)lō, -_lə, often -_ləw+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English folwen, folowen, from Old English folgian; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACT — I. ˈakt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English acte, partly from Latin actus doing, driving, performance, recital, part of …
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TOUGH — — toughly , adv. — toughness , n. /tuf/ , adj., tougher, toughest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. strong …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARD
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOLLOW — — followable , adj. /fol"oh/ , v.t. 1. to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACT — /akt/ , n. 1. anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 2. the process …
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TOUGH — I. ˈtəf adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōh; akin to Old High German zāhi tough Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOLLOW — I. ˈfä-(ˌ)lō verb Etymology: Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian; akin to Old High German folgēn to follow Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACT — I. ˈakt noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Latin actus doing, act, from agere to drive, do; partly from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOUGH — superl severe; violent; as, a tough storm. 2. tough ·superl stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
Webster English vocab
FOLLOW — vt to succeed in order of time, rank, or office. 2. follow ·vt to copy after; to take as an …
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ACT — vi to perform on the stage; to represent a character. 2. act ·vt to feign or counterfeit; to simulate. 3. …
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TOUGH — [tough] adj [ME, fr. OE toh; akin to OHG zahi tough] (bef. 12c) 1 a: strong or firm in texture …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOLLOW — [fol.low] vb [ME folwen, fr. OE folgian; akin to OHG folgen to follow] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to go, proceed, …
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HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOLLOW — follow BrE AmE ˈfɒl əʊ AmE ˈfɑːl oʊ ▷ follow|ed d ▷ following ˈfɒl əʊ ɪŋ -u‿ɪŋ AmE ˈfɑːl oʊ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOUGH — / tʌf; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( tough·er , tough·est ) DIFFICULT 1. having or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
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FOLLOW — / ˈfɒləʊ; NAmE ˈfɑːloʊ/ verb GO AFTER 1. to come or go after or behind sb/sth : [ vn ] …
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ACT — / ækt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH THAT SB DOES 1. [ C ] a particular thing …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOLLOW — fol ‧ low S1 W1 /ˈfɒləʊ $ ˈfɑːloʊ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ follower , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACT — I. act 1 S1 W1 /ækt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ act , ↑ action ≠ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUGH — adj. & n. --adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARD
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOLLOW — v. 1 tr. or (foll. by after) intr. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead). 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACT — n. & v. --n. 1 something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUGH — adj. & n. adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARD
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOLLOW — v. 1 tr. or (foll. by after) intr. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead). 2 tr. …
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ACT — n. & v. n. 1 something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUGH — adj. & n. --adj. 1. hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
Oxford English vocab
HARD
Oxford English vocab
FOLLOW — v. 1. tr. or (foll. by after) intr. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead). 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
ACT — n. & v. n. 1. something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
Oxford English vocab
TOUGH — ( tougher, toughest, toughs) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A tough …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLLOW — ( follows, following, followed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACT — ( acts, acting, acted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
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HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOUGH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a difficult/hard/tough decision ▪ In the end I took the difficult decision to retire …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOLLOW — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES come/follow close on the heels of sth ▪ Yet another scandal followed close on the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACT — n. sacramental act Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of 1964 Constitutional Act …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOLLOW — Synonyms and related words : abide by, absorb, accept, accept advice, accommodate, accommodate with, accompany, accord, act up to, adapt, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUGH — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: STRONG 2, stalwart, stout, sturdy, tenacious Related Words: flinty, hard, unyielding; resistant, unbreakable, withstanding Idioms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOUGH — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: strong 2, stalwart, stout, sturdy, tenacious Related Word: flinty, hard, unyielding; resistant, unbreakable, withstanding Idioms: tough …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOLLOW — verb 1 go after sb/sth ADVERB ▪ closely ▪ Johnson finished first, closely ~ed by Stevens and Higgins. ▪ reluctantly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
FOLLOW — INDEX: 1. to follow someone 2. to closely follow a person or animal in order to watch them 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUGH — n. 25B6; adjective tough leather gloves : DURABLE, strong, resilient, sturdy, rugged, solid, stout, hard-wearing, long-lasting, heavy-duty, well built, made …
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