no sooner said than done

Idioms  

1. Accomplished immediately, as in He said we should leave and, no sooner said than done. This expression employs no sooner ... than in the sense of “at once,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s.

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no sooner said than done

As for no sooner said than done, it’s a promise that’s seldom kept. errand of mercy.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Yes, sir—took it right up; no sooner said than done with her.

From Ma Pettengill by Wilson, Harry Leon

"Well, no sooner said than done, if you're a man of your word," said Huckaback, in a trice producing a bit of paper, and a pen and ink.

From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Warren, Samuel

Thing itself is no sooner said, than done.

From An Humble Address and Earnest Appeal to Those Respectable Personages in Great-Britain and Ireland, Who, by Their Great and Permanent Interest in Landed Property, Their Liberal Education, Elevated Rank, and Enlarged Views, Are the Ablest to Judge, and the Fittest to Decide, Whether a Connection with, Or a Separation from the Continental Colonies of America, Be Most for the National Advantage, and the Lasting Benefit of These Kingdoms by Tucker, Josiah

This infernal horse was always fond of shying, and now he's going to shy me off; and, ecod! no sooner said than done.

From Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 by Seymour, Robert