| 单词 | tall order |
| 释义 | > as lemmastall order d. Large in amount, big. slang (originally U.S.). tall order, something expected to be hard to achieve or fulfil: cf. big (large, strong) order at order n. 23f. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] mickleeOE wideOE largec1300 greata1325 muchc1330 mightyc1390 millionc1390 dreicha1400 rudea1450 massive1581 massy1588 heavy1728 magnitudinous1777 powerful1800 almighty1824 tall1842 hefty1930 honking1943 mondo1968 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. vi. 156 We were a pretty tall time coming that last fifteen mile. 1865 F. Lillywhite Guide to Cricketers (ed. 20) 95 The..match..between Surrey and Thirteen of Cambridge University,..owing to the ‘very tall’ scoring, was also unfinished. 1884 I. Bligh in James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Ann. i. ii. 4 G. B. Studd's 19 including some tall hits. 1891 W. G. Grace Cricket iv. 119 The season, so far, had been dry, and favourable for tall scoring. 1893 F. W. L. Adams New Egypt 128 It's a tall order, but it's worth trying, isn't it? 1902 Westm. Gaz. 13 Feb. 12/2 America is the land of ‘tall’ things, and this is certainly a ‘tall’ drink for twenty-five persons. 1905 Sat. Rev. 24 June 825 Usurping the functions of the King is rather a ‘tall order’ for a private M.P. 1920 C. A. W. Monckton Some Exper. New Guinea Resident Magistr. xviii. 201 I..told the police we would make the attempt; clearly they thought we were taking on a devil of a tall order. 1946 Civil & Mil. Gaz. 26 May 15 (heading) Tall scoring by Indians at Lords. 1950 H. Read Educ. for Peace iv. 51 It is, to use our slang expression, ‘a tall order’, but it has been attempted before. 1976 Norwich Mercury 19 Nov. 2/1 ‘You do not by any chance know of anybody with an old lion's skin?’ she asked. A tall order indeed. < as lemmas |
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