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tall order
noun
an excessive demand, a difficult thing to achieve US, 1893- A third and equally controversial idea is to move the submarines, either by towing them or under diesel engine power, to a site where they could be hauled up on land and put in a “grave”. This is a tall order given that the vessels weigh 9,000 tonnes[.] — The Guardian, 18 October 2003
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