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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Betsey Stevenson, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan, says making that argument could be a tall order in the face of rising costs for a number of goods and services.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
That’s a tall order after expanding a literary world once, but doing it twice without baiting catastrophe is exponentially harder.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
Still, the Cardinals have suffered a string of losses, and their defense has had a rough year overall, which makes containing the Rams’ dual‑threat offense a tall order.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
That’s a tall order after expanding a literary world once, but doing it twice without baiting catastrophe is exponentially harder.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
Still, the Cardinals have suffered a string of losses, and their defense has had a rough year overall, which makes containing the Rams’ dual‑threat offense a tall order.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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