Easier said than done

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Talking about doing things can be easy, but doing them can be a bit more complicated.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	Take away English
0:08.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:10.0	Hello and welcome'm Rob.
0:15.0	I'm Rob.
0:17.0	Hey Jaying, I wonder if you can help me with something.
0:21.0	I'm always happy to help Rob. What is it? Well I haven't finished
0:26.8	making today's program and I thought maybe you could quickly do it? The program is not finished.
0:34.0	Rob, just making a program is easier set than done.
0:38.0	So it's easy, you can do it.
0:41.0	No, Rob, it's easy to say, do it, but in practice it's not.
0:46.4	Easier said than done is an expression.
0:48.9	We use it to mean what we say about doing something is easy, but in reality it's difficult to do.
0:55.0	Okay so making this program isn't that easy. So what do you need?
1:01.0	Examples.
1:02.0	Ah that's okay.
1:03.0	I've got those already.
1:05.0	We said we'd find a cheaper house to live in outside the city,
1:12.0	but that's easier said than done.
1:15.0	I thought getting the train to the airport would be simple,
1:18.0	but it was easier said than done.
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