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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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.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2025
That would be a tall order in a Senate with a 53-47 GOP edge and Democrats unified against Trump's bill.
—Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
That would be a tall order in a Senate with a 53-47 GOP edge and Democrats unified against Trump’s bill.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
The pressure is on him and his team to replicate their earlier success, a tall order considering what a factor the sheer surprise of the phenomenon, impossible to replicate now, played back in 2021.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2025
That would be a tall order in a Senate with a 53-47 GOP edge and Democrats unified against Trump's bill.
—Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
That would be a tall order in a Senate with a 53-47 GOP edge and Democrats unified against Trump’s bill.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
The pressure is on him and his team to replicate their earlier success, a tall order considering what a factor the sheer surprise of the phenomenon, impossible to replicate now, played back in 2021.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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