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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]

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Maybe turning it around for next season is a tall order as well.

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Of course, any good theme park needs some good rides - but maybe it's an understatement to say that's a tall order.

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It's a tall order – and one that many believe to be highly unrealistic.

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He promises to fix most problems in four years - a tall order for Europe's biggest economy and a creaking infrastructure.

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Matching the sales of the original Switch will be a tall order, but it's fairly safe to assume demand will be high when it's released.

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