Tall Order

a tall order

Meaning: If you say something's a tall order, you mean that it'll be hard to do or difficult to achieve.

For example:

1- Winning six gold medals at the Olympic Games is a tall order, but not impossible. Mark Spitz won seven at the 1972 Olympics.

2- That can feel like a pretty tall order, especially if you have osteoporosis.

American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: 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] 

Quick Quiz:

We told the boss we'd do our best, but it's a tall order to

1.     take more days off. 2.     double our sales in a year. 3.     increase our debts in six months.

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