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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Persuading Trump to provide it could be a tall order.
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
That's a tall order Trump's latest rhetoric on Ukraine represents a dramatic shift in U.S. policy, according to Kristine Berzina, managing director at the German Marshall Fund, a non-partisan policy organization.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Following that up in 2025 is a tall order, but Tubi will be making a go at it — though Parlapiano is trying to temper expectations in terms of breaking through with another cultural moment.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Facing Allen in frigid weather will be a tall order.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
That's a tall order Trump's latest rhetoric on Ukraine represents a dramatic shift in U.S. policy, according to Kristine Berzina, managing director at the German Marshall Fund, a non-partisan policy organization.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Following that up in 2025 is a tall order, but Tubi will be making a go at it — though Parlapiano is trying to temper expectations in terms of breaking through with another cultural moment.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Facing Allen in frigid weather will be a tall order.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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