cracked up to be

idiom

: said to be

Is the movie really as good as it's cracked up to be?

—often used in negative statements

The new restaurant is not all it's cracked up to be. When we went, the service was awful and our food was cold.

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Holiday martyrdom is not everything it is cracked up to be. —

cleveland, 16 Dec. 2021 But the accidental celebrity finds that fame and fortune aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. —

Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 12 May 2023 The collagen market is expanding and is expected to continue to rise in popularity between now and 2030.1 Believed to help improve hair, skin, and nail appearance and quality and support strong joints and bones, are collagen supplements really all they are cracked up to be? —

Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Rd, Cdn, Cdces, Health, 4 Apr. 2023 Fionn Whitehead will play Pip, an orphan who navigates his way up the social ladder but learns that class mobility isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for cracked up to be

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