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easier said than done
1. adj. Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.
Analysis
easier		©
1. adj. comparative form of easy: more easy
said		©
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of say
2. adj. Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
The said party has denied the charges.
3. det. Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
Said party has denied the charges.
say
1. v. To pronounce.
Please say your name slowly and clearly.
2. v. To recite.
Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
3. v. To tell, either verbally or in writing.
than		©
1. conj. (obsolete, outside, dialects, usually used with for) Because; for.
2. conj. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
she's taller than I am;  she found his advice more witty than helpful;  we have less work today than we had yesterday;  it's bigger than I thought it was
3. prep. introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two
Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years.
done		©
1. adj. (of food) Ready, fully cooked.
As soon as the potatoes are done we can sit down and eat.
2. adj. Having completed or finished an activity.
He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done.".
They were done playing and were picking up the toys when he arrived.
do
1. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker
2. v.          (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be.
Do you go there often?
3. v.          (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods.
I do not go there often.

Example Sentences

But for football managers, this is easier said than done.

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