English Explanatory Dictionary

it wasn't only only

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. An act or task was harder to do than it might seem.

Word forms

it wasn't only only

Etymology

From a quote by World Rally Championship ex-driver Henning Solberg, in turn a literal translation of Norwegian Bokmål Men men, det er ikke bare bare.

Synonyms

easier said than done

Related words

but but but but, it wasn't only only
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