tall order

*tall order

a request that is difficult to fulfill. (Typically: be ~; give someone ~.) That's a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it? Well, it's a tall order, but I'll do it.

tall order

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 "impressively great" or "difficult." [c. 1900]

tall order

n. a request that is difficult to fulfill. That’s a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Napoleone	-	Italian
Olyvia	ə-LIV-ee-ə	English (Rare)
FerdinÁNd	-	Hungarian
Burroughs	['bʌrəuz]
Idun	-	Norse Mythology
Emmi	-	Finnish