easier said than done

easier said than done

Which is a thing more easily said, than made good in the way of doing.


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  • easier said than done — If something is easier said than done, it is much more difficult than it sounds. It is often used when someone advises you to do something difficult and tries to make it sound easy …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • easier said than done — informal phrase used for saying that something is a good idea but will be difficult to achieve Some people want the UN to withdraw, but that’s easier said than done. Thesaurus: difficult to do and involving a lot of effortsynonym Main entry: easy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Easier Said Than Done — Infobox Single Name = Easier Said Than Done Cover size = Caption = Artist = The Essex Album = Easier Said Than Done A side = B side = Are You Going My Way Released = May 1963 Format = vinyl single Recorded = Genre = girl group, pop Length = 2:08… …   Wikipedia

  • easier said than done —    To say that something is easier said than done means that what is suggested sounds easy but it is more difficult to actually do it.     Put the TV aerial on the roof? Easier said than done! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • easier said than done — less difficult to talk about than to do. Gun control may be a good idea, but actually getting the guns out of the peoples hands is easier said than done …   New idioms dictionary

  • Easier said than done —   If something is easier said than done, it is much more difficult than it sounds. It is often used when someone advises you to do something difficult and tries to make it sound easy …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • easier said than done — informal used for saying that something is a good idea but will be difficult to achieve Some people want the UN to withdraw, but that s easier said than done …   English dictionary

  • (be) easier said than done — be ˌeasier ˌsaid than ˈdone idiom (saying) to be much more difficult to do than to talk about • ‘Why don t you get yourself a job?’ ‘That s easier said than done.’ Main entry: ↑easyidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • that's easier said than done — that’s/it’s/easier said than done phrase used for telling someone that what they are advising you to do is not easy to achieve He told me not to worry, but that’s easier said than done. Thesaurus: difficult to do and involving a lot of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • it's easier said than done — that’s/it’s/easier said than done phrase used for telling someone that what they are advising you to do is not easy to achieve He told me not to worry, but that’s easier said than done. Thesaurus: difficult to do and involving a lot of… …   Useful english dictionary

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