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be a tall order
idiom
to be something that is difficult to do: 是件困难的事情；是件难以做到的事情
Building the bridge in time for the Olympics will be a tall order.赶在奥运会前及时修好这座桥是一件很难的事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing difficulties for oneself or others
ask questions of someone/somethingidiom
be asking for troubleidiom
be your own worst enemyidiom
bother someone with something
catch
catch someone out
dig
make it difficult for someone to do something
obduracy
open a can of worms
overburden
pitchfork someone into something
sand
shoot
subject someone/something to something
sucker punch
swamp
tall
throw sand in the gearsidiom
wrong-foot
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