easier said than done
idiom
: not easy to do
"We just need to raise the money." "That's easier said than done."
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That’s easier said than done, of course, and playing a movie at midnight does not a midnight movie make.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Of course, that’s easier said than done when that starter is Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Of course, easier said than done.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
That’s obviously easier said than done.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Of course, that’s easier said than done when that starter is Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Of course, easier said than done.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
That’s obviously easier said than done.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Easier said than done.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easier%20said%20than%20done. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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