tall order

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɔːl ˈɔːdə/    美 /ˈtɔl ˈɔɹdɚ/|[ˈtɔl ˈɔɹɾɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A big job; a difficult challenge. idiomatic
    — [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.

词形变化

tall orders plural taller order comparative tallest order superlative

词源

From tall (“big, large”) + order (“request”)..
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