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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That would be a tall order in a Senate divided 53-47 and with Democrats unified against Trump’s bill.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Even with those conditions in place, shaving almost eight seconds from her official world record was judged to have been a tall order by many, particularly over a distance defined by ultra-fine margins.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Providing credible assurances to Tehran is thus a tall order for Washington, made more complicated by the long tail of past U.S. foreign policy choices.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
This was a tall order, since leather that’s traditionally tanned is very much designed to resist biodegradation, as millenia-old shoes that have been unearthed by archaeologists can attest.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Even with those conditions in place, shaving almost eight seconds from her official world record was judged to have been a tall order by many, particularly over a distance defined by ultra-fine margins.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Providing credible assurances to Tehran is thus a tall order for Washington, made more complicated by the long tail of past U.S. foreign policy choices.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
This was a tall order, since leather that’s traditionally tanned is very much designed to resist biodegradation, as millenia-old shoes that have been unearthed by archaeologists can attest.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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