be a tall order



be a tall order

To be a difficult task to complete or accomplish. The boss wants me to compile 300 pages of data today, which is a tall order. Baking hundreds of cupcakes in one night is a tall order.
See also: order, tall

be a tall order

if a piece of work or request is a tall order, it is very difficult to do 'They've given us three weeks to get the project finished.' 'That's a tall order.'
See also: order, tall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Albertaal-BUR-tə (English), ahl-BER-tah (Italian, Polish, German)English, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, German
Anatoliah-nah-TO-leeyRussian, Ukrainian
Imam-Arabic
Hand[hænd]
Herakleitos-Ancient Greek
Hyeon-Juhyun-jooKorean