be a tall order

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   难以办到；要求苛刻

   to be very difficult to do

   Anything I need? Seems rather a tall order.

电影里这样说 · 1 部

• Anything I need? Seems rather a tall order.Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
• That's gonna be a tall order.Tom & Jerry2021
• None of that "small world, tall order" crap.Watchmen2009
• Nordberg, that's a pretty tall order.The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988
• That's a pretty tall order for a secret operation, sir.Three Kings1999

在完整场景里学

• 唐顿庄园22022
  • 继承南法别墅转赠曾外孙女：who are we to argue（我们凭什么反对）
  • 电影公司想借庄园：take a dim view（不看好）
  • 好莱坞剧组进驻庄园：wouldn't hear of it（坚决不答应）

同一词条的短语

• stand tall
• great oaks from little acorns grow
• walk tall

习语频道里接下来

• be in a jam
• be lost for words
• be out like a light
• be your own worst enemy
• beat to the punch
• beyond wildest dreams
• blow the whistle on
• climb on the bandwagon
• get off the hook
• get your teeth into
• give a helping hand
• go head to head