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"ref": "1858, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II of Prussia, called Frederick the Great, volume 1, page 288",
"text": "Which is a thing more easily said, than made good in the way of doing.",
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"ref": "2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Scott Parker was desperately urging England's players to keep possession - but it was easier said than done amid waves of Ukraine attacks and it needed a penalty area block from the Tottenham midfield man to thwart Devic.",
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"(idiomatic) Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "del prometre al complir, hi ha molt de tros per penedir"
},
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "una cosa és predicar i una altra és donar blat"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "és més fàcil dir-ho que fer-ho"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "談何容易"
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"roman": "tánhéróngyì",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "谈何容易"
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"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "說得倒輕巧"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuō de dào qīng qiao",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "说得倒轻巧"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "lettere sagt end gjort"
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"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "helpommin sanottu kuin tehty"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "plus facile à dire qu’à faire"
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"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "leichter gesagt als getan"
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"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "בין אמר לעשה ת\"ק פרסה"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "könnyebb mondani, mint megtenni"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "könnyű mondani"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "hægara sagt en gert"
},
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"code": "is",
"english": "it is easier said than done",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "það er hægara sagt en gert"
},
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "hægara ort en gert"
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"code": "is",
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"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "það er hægara ort en gert"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "più facile a dirsi che a farsi"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "iu wa yasuku okonau wa katashi",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "言うは易く行うは難し"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "iu wa yasushi",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "言うは易し"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "facilius est dictū quam factū"
},
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "lettere sagt enn gjort"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "łatwo powiedzieć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "é mais fácil dizer do que fazer"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "é mais fácil falar do que fazer"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "próšče skazátʹ, čem sdélatʹ",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "про́ще сказа́ть, чем сде́лать"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "lakše reći nego učiniti"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "es fácil decirlo"
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"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "que se dice pronto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "una cosa es predicar, y otra dar trigo"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "lättare sagt än gjort"
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"ref": "2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Scott Parker was desperately urging England's players to keep possession - but it was easier said than done amid waves of Ukraine attacks and it needed a penalty area block from the Tottenham midfield man to thwart Devic.",
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"(idiomatic) Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "del prometre al complir, hi ha molt de tros per penedir"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "una cosa és predicar i una altra és donar blat"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "és més fàcil dir-ho que fer-ho"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "談何容易"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tánhéróngyì",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "谈何容易"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "說得倒輕巧"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuō de dào qīng qiao",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "说得倒轻巧"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "lettere sagt end gjort"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "helpommin sanottu kuin tehty"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "plus facile à dire qu’à faire"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "leichter gesagt als getan"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "בין אמר לעשה ת\"ק פרסה"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "könnyebb mondani, mint megtenni"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "könnyű mondani"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "hægara sagt en gert"
},
{
"code": "is",
"english": "it is easier said than done",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "það er hægara sagt en gert"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "hægara ort en gert"
},
{
"code": "is",
"english": "it is easier said than done",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "það er hægara ort en gert"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "più facile a dirsi che a farsi"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "iu wa yasuku okonau wa katashi",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "言うは易く行うは難し"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "iu wa yasushi",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "言うは易し"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "facilius est dictū quam factū"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "lettere sagt enn gjort"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "łatwo powiedzieć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "é mais fácil dizer do que fazer"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "é mais fácil falar do que fazer"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "próšče skazátʹ, čem sdélatʹ",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "про́ще сказа́ть, чем сде́лать"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "lakše reći nego učiniti"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "es fácil decirlo"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "que se dice pronto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "una cosa es predicar, y otra dar trigo"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish",
"word": "lättare sagt än gjort"
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"word": "easier said than done"
}
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