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tall order

idiom

A big job; a difficult challenge.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    cut down the tall poppy

    To belittle or undermine someone who is perceived as superior or more successful and accomplished.

  2. 02

    gavel to order

    To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer.

  3. 03

    in order

    In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.

  4. 04

    put one's affairs in order

    To prepare for the end of, or a radical change in, one's life.

  5. 05

    put one's house in order

    To organize one's financial and other affairs, especially in preparation for a life-changing event.

  6. 06

    ride tall in the saddle

    To act or conduct oneself in a manner that is imposing, impressive, resolute, or manly.

  7. 07

    stand tall

    To behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity.

  8. 08

    tall in the saddle

    Imposing, impressive; resolute; manly.

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