it wasn't only only

== English == === 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. === Phrase === it wasn't only only (rare, slang, Norway) An act or task was harder to do than it might seem. ==== Usage notes ==== Most commonly used during informal code-switching between Norwegians, but has occasionally been used by Norwegians when speaking English (albeit fairly rarely). ==== Synonyms ==== easier said than done ==== See also ====