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1 easier said than done
makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan, term gebruikt om aan te geven dat iets gemakkelijker gezegd kan worden dan het uit te voeren -
2 than
conj. dan--------prep. dan2 〈 voegwoord〉of ⇒ dan, en, toen♦voorbeelden:easier said than done • gemakkelijker gezegd dan gedaanhe would sooner die than give in • hij zou eerder sterven dan toegevennone other than Joe • niemand anders dan Joe2 hardly had she finished than the bell rang • ze was nauwelijks klaar of/toen de bel ging -
3 easy
adj. gemakkelijk; geriefelijk; kalm--------adv. makkelijkeasy1[ ie:zie] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; easiness〉1 (ge)makkelijk ⇒ eenvoudig, moeiteloos3 behaaglijk ⇒ comfortabel, gemakkelijk♦voorbeelden:〈 informeel〉 as easy as pie/winking • reuzegemakkelijk, een koud kunstje〈 spreekwoord〉 it's easy to be wise after the event • als het kleed gemaakt is, ziet men de fouten3 easy chair • leunstoel, luie stoeleasy on the ear/eye • aangenaam om te horen/zienhave an easy time (of it) • een gemakkelijk leventje hebbeneasy money • gemakkelijk/illegaal verkregen geldby easy stages • stap voor staplive on Easy Street • in goede doen zijnon easy terms • op gemakkelijke condities, op afbetaling————————easy2〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:easy as pie • een fluitje van een centeasy does it! • voorzichtig!easy (now) • kalmpjes aan!, rustig!
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easier said than done — If something is easier said than done, it is much more difficult than it sounds. It is often used when someone advises you to do something difficult and tries to make it sound easy … The small dictionary of idiomes
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it's easier said than done — that’s/it’s/easier said than done phrase used for telling someone that what they are advising you to do is not easy to achieve He told me not to worry, but that’s easier said than done. Thesaurus: difficult to do and involving a lot of… … Useful english dictionary
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easier said than done — adjective easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish Which is a thing more easily said, than made good in the way of doing. Ant: piece of cake … Wiktionary