Synonyms for tall order
tall or·der

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1. tall order, large ordernoun

   a formidable task or requirement

   "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it"

   Synonyms:
   large order

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1. • Undertaking

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1. Scott Miller:

   This is ultimately about national interests not just for the Afghanistan John Bass, but it is vital national interest -- 9/11 terrorists groups came from here, and today there are other terrorist groups that could affect external to Afghanistan and the homeland, when I leave Afghanistan this time, and I tell this to the Afghan people, it will be my last time as a soldier and what I would like to leave is a country that is peaceful and unified. Now that's a tall order, but that would be my hope.

2. Jennifer Gommerman:

   Whether they'll be able to confer complete sterilizing immunity, that's a very tall order, but we should be now working on ways to slow down person-to-person transmission, because this virus continues to mutate and then fools our immune system and gets past that mucosal layer.Get CNN Healths weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.

3. Corey Lewandowski:

   While taking on a career politician from the Washington swamp is a tall order, I am certain I would have won.

4. Tor Martin Anfinnsen:

   In order to meet demand, we still need to find and develop 5-6 Saudi Arabias, it's such a tall order that I'm not sure we'll manage, given that the world has consumed more oil than our industry has been able to replace the last few years.

5. Republican Daron Shaw:

   When it comes to dealing with foreign threats, Americans tend to be schizophrenic, they want decisive action from the president, but they also want consultation with Congress as well as friends and allies. It’s a tall order sometimes.