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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Sporting Kansas City faced a tall order coming out of Major League Soccer’s international break, facing Real Salt Lake on the road.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Perhaps that feels like a tall order, but stranger things have happened.
—Andrew Zaleski, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s a tall order for a compact book, especially given its subject’s long, complicated life.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
As in the tall order of Wemby and the Spurs, in their lone visit of the season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Perhaps that feels like a tall order, but stranger things have happened.
—Andrew Zaleski, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s a tall order for a compact book, especially given its subject’s long, complicated life.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
As in the tall order of Wemby and the Spurs, in their lone visit of the season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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