easier said than done

Idioms  

1. Also, more easily said than done. Describing something more readily talked about than accomplished, as in Keeping the cats off the sofa is easier said than done. This expression also was put as. Today, the variant (more easily) is still heard less often than the original. [c. 1450]

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Example Sentences

I pick Teddy up, which is easier said than done since he’s kicking and flailing, and when I finally set him down over near the swings, he starts to run.

From Literature

I jump to my feet, which is easier said than done with one leg all pins and needles.

From Literature

For him, that is far easier said than done.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the task is easier said than done.

From Los Angeles Times

Achieving Musk’s vision is likely easier said than done.

From MarketWatch

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