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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Liam Reilly, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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—Holly Shand, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Assembling a veto-proof coalition to restore sanity to US tariff policy is a tall order.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
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Liam Reilly, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Add into the mix that Leicester have taken just three points in their last 10 games and a significant FPL haul feels like a tall order.
—Holly Shand, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Assembling a veto-proof coalition to restore sanity to US tariff policy is a tall order.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
That might be a tall order for year 18 and movie 37 of the MCU, but crazier things have happened.
—EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tall order
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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