cracked up to be

phrase

: 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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“Cracked up to be.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cracked%20up%20to%20be. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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