案(あん)ずるより産(う)むが易(やす)し

あんずるよりうむがやすし
expression
doing is easier than worrying about it
proverb
1. doing it is easier than worrying about it; things turn out easier than feared
A proverb, literally "giving birth is easier than fretting about it": something one dreads usually proves easier once one actually does it. Used to encourage someone, or to look back on a worry that turned out to be unfounded.
案(あん)ずるより産(う)むが易(やす)しだよ。
It's easier to just do it than to worry about it.
面接(めんせつ)は案(あん)ずるより産(う)むが易(やす)しだった。
The interview was easier than I had feared.
初(はじ)めての一人旅(ひとりたび)は不安(ふあん)だったが、案(あん)ずるより産(う)むが易(やす)しで、とても楽(たの)しかった。
I was nervous about my first trip alone, but it was easier than I'd feared and a lot of fun.

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