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2006-11-21 00:32:08 · 4 answers · asked by runnerdx 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In Show Business, it's not good to follow an act that does a really good job and blows away the audience because in contrast, the next act will end up being a let down, unless they are able to do a better job then the first act.
It just becomes hard to impress your audience.
2006-11-21 00:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The literal meaning is if you're in a stage show, and you're the next act after someone who just gave a perfect performance, then that would be a hard act to follow because the audience will expect perfection again from you.
2006-11-21 08:37:21 · answer #2 · answered by rosecitylady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a reference to the old days of vaudeville. A good performer would complete their act and get a huge response and lots of applause. If your act came on right after them, you were going to be compared to them, and if you weren't as good, it made you look even worse by comparison.
You wanted to be the best act and remembered for being the best. Following someone who was better usually led to you being forgotten and overlooked.
2006-11-21 08:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by Aggie80 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means tht it's difficult to do wht tht particular person has done
2006-11-21 08:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋