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.

Examples of tall order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Finding the ideal artist to reopen the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs might have seemed like a tall order, at least if the 89-year-old venue’s new operators wanted to touch every possible important base for a refurbishment-celebrating gala. —Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Dec. 2025

Marge agrees, while also recognizing that convincing Ronnie to go back to the sewers with them is a tall order. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

Getting the repeal to the ballot, however, is a tall order. —Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025

While persuading China to reduce its import of Russian coal is a tall order, the four other largest buyers are either close allies or major trading partners looking to secure favorable trade deals with the United States. —Syd S. Peng, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for tall order

• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder
• boarder
• border
• corder
• warder