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 may be a tall order, given the enmities in the region and the current lack of trust between the three governments. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Bringing it on board with the White House’s latest effort to subdue an Iranian leadership stubbornly defiant after almost six months of war, however, is an extremely tall order. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 Still, Bessent faces a tall order in trying to coerce an Iranian government that’s committed to holding on to the strait. Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 What made this year's programming of the BET Awards so different, and ultimately more successful than years past, was the network's ability to serve, which is a tall order for a collective as diverse as the Black community. Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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