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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easier said than done

Meeting it is easier said than done because of equipment backlogs for transmission infrastructure and the complex engineering studies needed to understand grid impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

That was easier said than done for a journalist who often worked in live television and radio news.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

That’s a task far easier said than done for a microbudget indie like this.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Building that sort of network is far easier said than done, requiring a lot of time and a lot of spectrum.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

Staying stone still was easier said than done.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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