Tall order Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtɔɫ/ /ˈɔɹdɝ

TAWL OR-der

UK

tˈɔːl/ /ˈɔːdɐ

TAWL AW-duh

التعريف

A requirement, task, or request that is very difficult to achieve or fulfill.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used to show that something asked is especially challenging. Commonly used in business, sports, and daily life. Not related to physical height—'tall' here means 'difficult'.

• Spanish: petición difícil - tarea difícil
• Portuguese (BR): pedido difícil - tarefa difícil
• Portuguese (PT): pedido difícil - tarefa difícil
• Chinese (Simplified): 艰巨的任务 - 很难实现的要求
• Chinese (Traditional): 艱鉅的任務 - 很難實現的要求
• Hindi: कठिन काम - मुश्किल माँग
• Arabic: مَهمة صعبة - طلب صعب
• Bengali: কঠিন কাজ - কঠিন চাহিদা
• Russian: сложная задача - трудная задача
• Japanese: 難題 - 無理な要求
• Vietnamese: nhiệm vụ khó khăn - yêu cầu khó thực hiện
• Korean: 어려운 일 - 무리한 요구
• Turkish: zor iş - güç bir istek
• Urdu: مشکل کام - دشوار مطالبہ
• Indonesian: tugas berat - permintaan sulit

جمل نموذجية

Finishing this project in two days is a tall order.

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Winning the championship will be a tall order for our team.

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Climbing that mountain in one day is a tall order.

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Getting him to apologize? Now that's a tall order!

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Keeping everyone happy during the holidays is a tall order.

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They knew that delivering so fast was a tall order, but they tried anyway.

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