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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Assembling a veto-proof coalition to restore sanity to US tariff policy is a tall order.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
That might be a tall order for year 18 and movie 37 of the MCU, but crazier things have happened.
—EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
And if altering dietary habits to diminish chronic disease needs to be accomplished in less than two years, as Trump apparently expects, that may be a tall order.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
That could be a tall order for some studios, which feel that keeping movies in theaters for months prevents them from fully capitalizing on marketing campaigns.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
That might be a tall order for year 18 and movie 37 of the MCU, but crazier things have happened.
—EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
And if altering dietary habits to diminish chronic disease needs to be accomplished in less than two years, as Trump apparently expects, that may be a tall order.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
That could be a tall order for some studios, which feel that keeping movies in theaters for months prevents them from fully capitalizing on marketing campaigns.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tall order
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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