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 flag flying and roundabout spraying grew in Greater Manchester this week, Burnham asked people to "chill out" - something many seem to find easier said than done at the moment.

From BBC

But for British companies, realising this opportunity on the ground will be easier said than done, several experts told the BBC.

From BBC

“So maybe we could free up those parts of our brain for something else. But it’s a lot easier said than done, that’s for sure.”

From Los Angeles Times

Getting out of the group stage was always going to be easier said than done.

From BBC

Having found that cutting spending is easier said than done, Musk apparently thought Republicans in Congress would rebel and refuse to raise the debt ceiling, slashing spending in this budget even more than they did.

From Salon

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