easier said than done en · ADJ
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Meanings
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(comparative-only, idiomatic) Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.
Which is a thing more easily said, than made good in the way of doing.
1858, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II of Prussia, called Frederick the Great, volume 1, page 288:Scott Parker was desperately urging England's players to keep possession - but it was easier said than done amid waves of Ukraine attacks and it needed a penalty area block from the Tottenham midfield man to thwart Devic.
2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
Antonyms
Translations (35)
pl łatwo powiedzieć (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · hu könnyű mondani (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · is það er hægara sagt en gert (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · es es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · tl madaling sabihin, mahirap gawin (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · fr plus facile à dire qu’à faire (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · hu könnyebb mondani, mint megtenni (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · es del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · cmn 談何容易 /谈何容易 (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · is það er hægara ort en gert (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · nn lettare sagt enn gjort (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · it più facile a dirsi che a farsi (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · sv lättare sagt än gjort (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · ca del prometre al complir, hi ha molt de tros per penedir (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · es es fácil decirlo (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · fi helpommin sanottu kuin tehty (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · la facilius est dictū quam factū (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · es una cosa es predicar, y otra dar trigo (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · ca una cosa és predicar i una altra és donar blat (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · ru про́ще сказа́ть, чем сде́лать (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · da lettere sagt end gjort (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · is hægara ort en gert (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · ja 言うは易く行うは難し (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · is hægara sagt en gert (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · nl makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · pt é mais fácil falar do que fazer (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · fr vite dit (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · es que se dice pronto (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · nb lettere sagt enn gjort (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · pt é mais fácil dizer do que fazer (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · ca és més fàcil dir-ho que fer-ho (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · cmn 說得倒輕巧 /说得倒轻巧 (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · ja 言うは易し (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · de leichter gesagt als getan (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish) · sh lakše reći nego učiniti (easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)