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What does No sooner said than done mean?
—used to say that something happens immediately after something is said about it I told them we needed more copies. No sooner said than done. —often used orally to indicate that something will be done or started immediately “Tell them we needed more copies.” “No sooner said than done.”
What does mean easier said than done?
Definition of easier said than done : not easy to do “We just need to raise the money.” “That’s easier said than done.”
What does knock me down with a feather mean?
—used to say that one was extremely surprised or astonished when he or she found out about something When they told me I had won, you could have knocked me over with a feather.
Is head and shoulders above the rest?
If someone or something is head and shoulders above other people or things, he, she, or it is a lot better than them: There’s no competition – they’re head and shoulders above the rest.
Is easier said than done?
Is easier said than done a cliche?
Easier said than done, you remark – and with reason. It has become almost a cliché to murmur wisely that cutting public spending significantly will be much easier said than done.
What’s easier said than done mean?
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 sooner or better said than done.
What does it mean to say something is easier said than done?
Describing something that is more readily talked about than accomplished. This expression dates back as far as the fifteenth century, when it appeared in several sources, including the Vulgate (Latin) Bible. It was sometimes put as sooner or better said than done; the latter appears in John Heywood’s 1546 collection of English proverbs.
Where does the expression sooner or better said than done come from?
This expression dates back as far as the fifteenth century, when it appeared in several sources, including the Vulgate (Latin) Bible. It was sometimes put as sooner or better said than done; the latter appears in John Heywood’s 1546 collection of English proverbs.
Is it easy to say that one can or will do something?
It is easy to say that one can or will do something, but is much more difficult to actually do it. You vowed to double the amount of last year’s donations? Easier said than done. I know you’re confident in your idea, but starting a company from the ground up is easier said than done. See also: done, easy, said