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tall orders

tall orders is the plural of tall order.

Meaning of tall order

Noun

tall order (plural tall orders, comparative taller order, superlative tallest order)

  1. (idiomatic) A big job; a difficult challenge.
    • [W]e must come, consequently, to the impressive conclusion that to live on potatoes alone[…], a man must eat at least 30 lbs. of potato a day—which would be rather a tall order, even for an Irishman.1871, W. W. Hall, “Are Vegetable Foods Difficult to Digest?”, in Health by Good Living, New York, N.Y.: Published by Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC, footnote, page 92
    Synonyms:
    big ask

Questions about tall orders

What is tall orders the plural of?
Tall orders is the plural of tall order.

Words near tall orders in the dictionary

  1. tall oil
  2. tall oils
  3. tall one
  4. tall ones
  5. tall order
  6. tall orders
  7. tall pawn
  8. tall pawns
  9. tall pocosin
  10. tall pocosins
  11. tall poppies

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