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

All of this, of course, is easier said than done.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"My goal is to see how well I can balance both but that's easier said than done," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

While that may be easier said than done, the fact it’s even a possibility has created an existential moment for SaaS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

She handed me a spatula to lift the tops from the rolling board onto the pies, which was easier said than done.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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