tall order
noun
informal
: something that is very difficult to do
Getting the project done on schedule is going to be a tall order.
That's a tall order to fill.
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That’s a tall order, to say the least, whether one agrees or disagrees with her takes on Madoff or Trump.
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Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
That’s a tall order, and not one that much interests big members of the group such as India and Brazil.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
But reaching the Olympics always seemed like a tall order.
—Sabrina Clay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
Carine Sarfati, La Maison’s costume designer, who had the tall order of not only dressing all these industry insiders, but also producing their runway collections.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
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Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
That’s a tall order, and not one that much interests big members of the group such as India and Brazil.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
But reaching the Olympics always seemed like a tall order.
—Sabrina Clay, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
Carine Sarfati, La Maison’s costume designer, who had the tall order of not only dressing all these industry insiders, but also producing their runway collections.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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