easier said than done

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Easytopropose, butdifficulttoaccomplish.Antonyms:piece of cake;see alsoThesaurus:easy thing1858,Thomas Carlyle,History of Friedrich II of Prussia, called Frederick the Great, volume 1, page288:Which is a thing more easily said, than made good in the way of doing.2012June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:Scott Parker was desperately urging England's players to keep possession - but it waseasier said than doneamid waves of Ukraine attacks and it needed a penalty area block from the Tottenham midfield man to thwart Devic.

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