Question

Explain the following line, containing the idiomatic expression.
But this was easier said than done. (Footprints without feet)​

Answer 1

Answer:

The expression means it was easier to state something than actually do it.

Without context I can't actually refer to text in this answer as I have not read this book.

The idiom easier said than done is a commonly used expression used to convey an action being difficult in some sense. An example is in this context, I had to come clean to my mother and tell her I broke her gift from the late prince. But this was easier said than done., in this statement, the narrator is faced with an issue where they had to inform their mother about a mistake they had made, but it was easier to say they were going to tell their mother, than actually do it, because they were ashamed of their actions and afraid of the mother's response.

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