- large/tall order
- тру́дное де́ло, тру́дная зада́ча
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary.. 2014.
large/tall order
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tall order — noun a formidable task or requirement finishing in time was a tall order but we did it • Syn: ↑large order • Hypernyms: ↑undertaking, ↑project, ↑task, ↑labor * * * tall order see under ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tall order — See: LARGE ORDER … Dictionary of American idioms
tall order — See: LARGE ORDER … Dictionary of American idioms
tall\ order — See: large order … Словарь американских идиом
tall — W2S2 [to:l US to:l] adj comparative taller superlative tallest [: Old English; Origin: getAl quick, ready ] 1.) a person, building, tree etc that is tall is a greater height than normal ▪ He was young and tall. ▪ a house surrounded by tall trees… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tall — adjective 1 a person, building, tree etc that is tall has a greater than average height: 6 ft/2 metres etc tall: I m only five feet tall. see high 1 2 AmE a tall drink has a small amount of alcohol mixed with a large amount of a non alcoholic… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
large order — noun a formidable task or requirement (Freq. 1) finishing in time was a tall order but we did it • Syn: ↑tall order • Hypernyms: ↑undertaking, ↑project, ↑task, ↑labor * * * … Useful english dictionary
order — orderable, adj. orderer, n. orderless, adj. /awr deuhr/, n. 1. an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate. 2. a command of a court or judge. 3. a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to… … Universalium
order — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way in which people/things are arranged ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, proper, right ▪ wrong ▪ logical ▪ The paragraphs are not in a logical order … Collocations dictionary
order — 1 noun 1 FOR A PURPOSE a) in order to do sth for the purpose of doing something: politicians who make promises simply in order to win more votes | In order to understand how the human body works, you need to have some knowledge of chemistry. b)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tall — tallness, n. /tawl/, adj., taller, tallest, adv. adj. 1. having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass. 2. having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall. 3. large in amount or degree;… … Universalium
