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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Choudhury acknowledged that getting a district as big as Fort Worth ISD moving in the right direction is a tall order.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
Network To Stand Out Standing out in a crowd with a resume alone is a tall order.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Making the seventh Civilization game is a tall order.
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And that’s a tall order, because holy hell, this place is so crowded there are just patients hanging out in the hallways.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
Network To Stand Out Standing out in a crowd with a resume alone is a tall order.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Making the seventh Civilization game is a tall order.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
And that’s a tall order, because holy hell, this place is so crowded there are just patients hanging out in the hallways.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Tall order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20order. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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