easier said than done

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]

Example Sentences

As is the case so often, easier said than done.

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"Easier said than done, but don't stay sad for too long," he wrote.

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I try to break into a run on the sparkling sand, but it’s easier said than done.

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“We need to stop the run. We need to limit big plays. When we do those things, we can be a really good defense. That’s easier said than done, but again, it just comes back to being consistent.”

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That’s easier said than done when Big Tech is such a huge part of the S&P 500.

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