[General] a tall order

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

Dear Son: In your last letter you asked me to tell you something about my ancestry. That’s a pretty tall order.

a tall order = a large order = an arduous task

Thanks for your efforts.

Regard,

V

 

[emsr2d2]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

Dear Son: In your last letter you asked me to tell you something about my ancestry. That’s a pretty tall order.

a tall order = a large order = an arduous task

Thanks for your efforts.

Regard,

V

It's not necessarily a large or time-consuming task, it's just that it's something that's going to be difficult to do.