tall order
tall order — 慣用語
1. a request or job that will be hard to carry out because it asks for a lot
難差事
要求過高、難以達成的任務
a request or job that will be hard to carry out because it asks for a lot
Finishing the whole report by Friday is a tall order for one person.
要一個人在週五前完成整份報告，是件難差事。
be + a tall order for someone
Asking Hui to learn the song overnight was a tall order.
要 Hui 一夜之間學會這首歌，實在強人所難。
Feeding two hundred guests on such a small budget seemed a tall order.
用這麼小的預算要餵飽兩百位賓客，似乎是個難差事。
The coach wanted ten wins in a row, which everyone knew was a tall order.
教練想要連贏十場，大家都知道這是個難差事。
Building a bridge in three months is a tall order, even for a large team.
要在三個月內蓋好一座橋，即使是大團隊也是個難差事。
- a big ask
informal; stresses that the favour is large
- a hard task
plain wording; loses the idiomatic tone
- a piece of cake
informal; means something very easy
文法句型
be a tall order
a tall order to + verb
用法筆記
Often follows the verb 'be' with a singular subject that names the task; the subject is usually a goal, request, or deadline rather than a person.