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tall order
Idioms and Phrases
A goal that is hard to fulfill or achieve, as in Getting a thousand new subscribers is a tall order indeed . This expression uses tall in the sense of 鈥渋mpressively great鈥 or 鈥渄ifficult.鈥 [c. 1900]Example Sentences
It will be a tall order requiring extraordinary political finesse to regain support on both flanks.
Maybe turning it around for next season is a tall order as well.
Of course, any good theme park needs some good rides - but maybe it's an understatement to say that's a tall order.
It's a tall order 鈥 and one that many believe to be highly unrealistic.
He promises to fix most problems in four years - a tall order for Europe's biggest economy and a creaking infrastructure.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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