laundry list
noun
- list of woes; particularly long or tedious list of items
Wiktionary
noun
- Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.
“Learn how to make out a laundry list and to check it when the laundry comes home.”
- A long and often tedious list of items.
“Among the laundry list of inconveniences most of us can't abide: cold coffee, airport delays, the high price of gasoline.”
“The senior Liberal Democrat, echoing the private views of other senior figures across parties, said a daily "laundry list" sent out by the party headquarters contributes to the "diminution of individual expression or even thought in politics" as politicians are expected to repeat a positive central message over and over again.”
- An unrealistic list of skills, qualifications and experiences, as demanded by employers when hiring staff.
- An equally unrealistic skill set claimed by a candidate on a résumé.