TALL ORDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does tall order mean? • TALL ORDER (noun)
The noun TALL ORDER has 1 sense:
1. a formidable task or requirement
Familiarity information: TALL ORDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TALL ORDER (noun)
Meaning:
A formidable task or requirement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
large order; tall order
Context example:
finishing in time was a tall order but we did it
Hypernyms ("tall order" is a kind of...):
labor; project; task; undertaking (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted)
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