Idioms E

Easier said than done

  To say that something is easier said than done means that what is suggested sounds easy but it is more difficult to actually do it

 Example : Put the TV aerial on the roof? Easier said than done

 

Easy as pie

  To say that something is easy as pie means that it is very easy to do

  Example : How did the English test go? – No problem – it was easy as pie

 

Eat one’s words

  If you eat your words, you have to admit that what you said before was wrong

  Example : After predicting disastrous results, he had to eat his words with the success of the new product

 

Excuse my French

  This expression is used as an apology for using crude or offensive language

  Example : He’s a bloody nuisance, if you’ll excuse my French