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• tall order — noun a formidable task or requirement finishing in time was a tall order but we did it • Syn: ↑large order • Hypernyms: ↑undertaking, ↑project, ↑task, ↑labor * * * tall order see under ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tall order — See: LARGE ORDER …   Dictionary of American idioms

• tall order — See: LARGE ORDER …   Dictionary of American idioms

• tall order — n. a request that is difficult to fulfill. □ That’s a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it? □ Well, it’s a tall order, but I’ll do it …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• tall order — Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• tall order —    Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Tall order —   Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order …   Dictionary of English idioms

• 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• (a) tall order — a tall order informal phrase something very difficult that someone expects you to do To score four goals in one game is a tall order, even for him. Thesaurus: something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal withsynonym people and things… …   Useful english dictionary

• a tall order — informal something very difficult that someone expects you to do To score four goals in one game is a tall order, even for him …   English dictionary

• tall — adjective 1 a person, building, tree etc that is tall has a greater than average height: 6 ft/2 metres etc tall: I m only five feet tall. see high 1 2 AmE a tall drink has a small amount of alcohol mixed with a large amount of a non alcoholic… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English