be easier said than done

Meaning

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   to be much more difficult to do than to talk about

   - Yeah, that's easier said than done. - You have no choice.

   Sometimes that's easier said than done.

In the movies · 5

• Easier said than done, as it turns out.Mary Reilly1996
• - Yeah, that's easier said than done. - You have no choice.Silver Linings Playbook2012
• It's a lot easier said than done.The Maze Runner2014
• Yes, that's easier said than done.All of Us Strangers2023
• Sometimes that's easier said than done.Django Unchained2012
• Easier said than done, eh, Hugo?The Hound of the Baskervilles1939
• - Easier said than done. - Well, I, for one, agree with her.Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008

Learn it in full scenes

• Silver Linings Playbook2012
  • Pat Rides Home From the Hospital
  • Pat's Silver Lining Speech
  • Pat Tells Dr. Patel the Truth
• All of Us Strangers2023
  • Harry Knocks on Adam's Door
  • Adam Visits His Parents' Old House
  • Harry Comes Round to Drink

From the same entry

• as easy as anything pie ABC
• easy money
• easy on the ear
• have an easy time
• I'm easy
• of easy virtue
• on easy street
• take the easy way out
• free and easy
• the soft option
• within reach
• have a rough easy ride

More proverbs

• better safe than sorry
• so far so good
• beggars can't be choosers
• time flies
• it's a small world
• don't judge a book by its cover
• no pain no gain
• better late than never
• enough is enough
• an eye for an eye
• birds of a feather
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush