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Tall order

Posted by Baceseras on October 17, 2007

In Reply to: Tall order posted by Maryanne on October 17, 2007

: What is a tall order?

First an "order" in the sense of a required action; then "tall" in the sense of outsize; hence something difficult to accomplish.

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