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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a tall order
- tall order
- it's a tall order
- that's a tall order
- like it was going out of style
- do something like it's going out of style
- (do something) like it's going out of style
- like it's going out of fashion
- (do something) as if it's going out of style
- a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours