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Definition of Tall order
1. Noun. A formidable task or requirement. "Finishing in time was a tall order but we did it"
Definition of Tall order
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A big job; a difficult challenge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tall Order
Literary usage of Tall order
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Labour in War Time by George Douglas Howard Cole (1915)
"Mr. HENDERSON—I was proceeding to say that it was a tall order. It is a tall order.
The PRIME MINISTER—I am afraid it is a very tall order ; but I want to ..."
2. A History of Architecture by Fiske Kimball, George Harold Edgell (1918)
"Of the Italian formula for facades introduced by Jones, a favorite was the one
which had the added prestige of its adoption in the Louvre—the tall order ..."
3. A History of Architecture by Fiske Kimball, George Harold Edgell (1918)
"Of the Italian formula; for facades introduced by Jones, a favorite was the one
which had the added prestige of its adoption in the Louvre—the tall order ..."
4. A History of Architecture by Fiske Kimball, George Harold Edgell (1918)
"Of the Italian formulae for facades introduced by Jones, the favorite was the
one which had the added prestige of its adoption in the Louvre—the tall order ..."
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