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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Hartford Courant That will be a tall order, as the Bluejays had the day off Friday, while UConn, which lost to Xavier in the first game on Wednesday, has already played three games in three days.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
That's a tall order so that can be digitally enabled.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
With only two weeks to go in the spring legislative session, passing such a measure quickly might be a tall order, especially for Chicago lawmakers with an interest in keeping the team in the city.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Even if the administration gets its way on the pay, bureaucratic and political issues, ramping up immigration enforcement to the scale proposed by Trump is a tall order logistically.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
That's a tall order so that can be digitally enabled.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
With only two weeks to go in the spring legislative session, passing such a measure quickly might be a tall order, especially for Chicago lawmakers with an interest in keeping the team in the city.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Even if the administration gets its way on the pay, bureaucratic and political issues, ramping up immigration enforcement to the scale proposed by Trump is a tall order logistically.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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