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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The 23-year-old did not buckle under the weight of this tall order.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s a tall order with abysmal civic education and sharp partisan divisions over thorny issues.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Coming up with a new, good idea that actually makes explicit predictions that can be tested, and then the results can be compared against the alternatives, including the previously prevailing theory, is a very tall order, but a necessary hurdle to clear in order for a novel idea to be accepted.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Redshirt freshman Sire Gaines and sixth-year transfer Malik Sherrod appear to be the Broncos’ top two running backs, but asking them to make up 2,600 rushing yards is a tall order.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s a tall order with abysmal civic education and sharp partisan divisions over thorny issues.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Coming up with a new, good idea that actually makes explicit predictions that can be tested, and then the results can be compared against the alternatives, including the previously prevailing theory, is a very tall order, but a necessary hurdle to clear in order for a novel idea to be accepted.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Redshirt freshman Sire Gaines and sixth-year transfer Malik Sherrod appear to be the Broncos’ top two running backs, but asking them to make up 2,600 rushing yards is a tall order.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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