a tall order
a difficult to fulfil request
TRANSLATION
That's a tall order = Das ist ein bisschen viel verlangt
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Why achieving health goals remains a TALL ORDER
(Business Daily Africa, headline)
(Business Daily Africa, headline)
Did you
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tall order
noun phrase
- a request that is difficult to fulfil
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TALL ORDERS
These days placing an order at a fast food restaurant, particularly American chain restaurants, can be a...well, it can be a tall order. U.S. restaurants best reflect the American obsession with variety and choice. The more choice the better.
"Small, medium, large or extra large? Would you like cheese on that? White or whole wheat bread? Dill or sweet pickles? Regular or crispy? Ice or no ice? What kind of dressing would you like on your salad?"
By the time these questions are answered, the guest has become twice as hungry (maybe that’s the strategy)... or has fallen asleep.
Even coffee shops have joined in. A regular cup of coffee is meanwhile passé. At certain chain shops, coffee drinkers are first confronted with a gigantic menu board. First-time visitors are easily identified. They are the ones standing in front of the counter scratching their heads for ten minutes before cautiously approaching the cashier.
Then comes the barrage of questions.
"Short, tall, grande or venti? Caffeinated or decaffeinated? Mild or dark? Cream or black?" If you want cream, you then have to decide if you want to put the cream (or milk if you prefer) in yourself. In this case, it's called "room," meaning they should leave room in the cup for you to add the cream, from which you have the choice of no fat, low fat or regular cream (or milk).
And that's just to order a "regular" cup of coffee. Latte or cappuccino can be even more complicated, because you can add things like flavoured syrup, cinnamon or chocolate powder.
During the next visit to one of these well-known coffee shops, impress your friends and colleagues by placing the following order:
"I'd like a tall, dark decaf, low fat cream with room."
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PRACTICE OWAD TODAY
"Management wants the project finished by the end of the week? That's A TALL ORDER!"
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QUICK, before you go, REFRESH YOUR BRAIN!
because next-day reviews boost memory by 70%
What was last Friday's OWAD?
die Polizei = THE O__ B__
"Quick! Call THE O__ B__! Someone has just stolen a laptop from the hotel conference room."
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noun phrase
- a request that is difficult to fulfil
(McGraw-Hill Dictionary)
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TALL ORDERS
These days placing an order at a fast food restaurant, particularly American chain restaurants, can be a...well, it can be a tall order. U.S. restaurants best reflect the American obsession with variety and choice. The more choice the better.
"Small, medium, large or extra large? Would you like cheese on that? White or whole wheat bread? Dill or sweet pickles? Regular or crispy? Ice or no ice? What kind of dressing would you like on your salad?"
By the time these questions are answered, the guest has become twice as hungry (maybe that’s the strategy)... or has fallen asleep.
Even coffee shops have joined in. A regular cup of coffee is meanwhile passé. At certain chain shops, coffee drinkers are first confronted with a gigantic menu board. First-time visitors are easily identified. They are the ones standing in front of the counter scratching their heads for ten minutes before cautiously approaching the cashier.
Then comes the barrage of questions.
"Short, tall, grande or venti? Caffeinated or decaffeinated? Mild or dark? Cream or black?" If you want cream, you then have to decide if you want to put the cream (or milk if you prefer) in yourself. In this case, it's called "room," meaning they should leave room in the cup for you to add the cream, from which you have the choice of no fat, low fat or regular cream (or milk).
And that's just to order a "regular" cup of coffee. Latte or cappuccino can be even more complicated, because you can add things like flavoured syrup, cinnamon or chocolate powder.
During the next visit to one of these well-known coffee shops, impress your friends and colleagues by placing the following order:
"I'd like a tall, dark decaf, low fat cream with room."
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PRACTICE OWAD TODAY
"Management wants the project finished by the end of the week? That's A TALL ORDER!"
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QUICK, before you go, REFRESH YOUR BRAIN!
because next-day reviews boost memory by 70%
What was last Friday's OWAD?
die Polizei = THE O__ B__
"Quick! Call THE O__ B__! Someone has just stolen a laptop from the hotel conference room."
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