cracked up to be

Reputed or said to be. Typically used in the phase "isn't all it's cracked up to be." I'm so impressed with my new car—a luxury car really is all it's cracked up to be! Honestly, the movie isn't what it's cracked up to be. Maybe I'm just not the right audience for it.

See also: cracked, up

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cracked up to be something

and cracked up to be; cracked up as something

alleged or understood to be something. She was cracked up to be a pretty good player. She was cracked up as a pretty good golfer. (Used with the negative.) He is not the problem solving CEO that he was cracked up to be.

See also: cracked, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

cracked up to be

asserted to be (used to indicate that someone or something has been described too favourably). informal

This expression stems from the use of crack as an adjective to mean ‘pre-eminent’, a sense dating from the late 18th century.

1986 Willy Russell Shirley Valentine Our Brian suddenly realised that the part of Joseph wasn't as big as it had been cracked up to be.

See also: cracked, up

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cracked up to be

mod. supposed to be. This pizza isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.

See also: cracked, up

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

understood
clunker
to be sure
run over
crate
crash and burn
stop behind
stop behind (someone or something)
reach speeds of
reach speeds of (up to) (some amount)

References in periodicals archive

But it's not all that it's cracked up to be. I'm at a skate spot the entire time.

Countown: Dying to Live

词组	cracked up to be
释义	cracked up to be cracked up to be Reputed or said to be. Typically used in the phase "isn't all it's cracked up to be." I'm so impressed with my new car—a luxury car really is all it's cracked up to be! Honestly, the movie isn't what it's cracked up to be. Maybe I'm just not the right audience for it. See also: cracked, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cracked up to be something and cracked up to be; cracked up as something alleged or understood to be something. She was cracked up to be a pretty good player. She was cracked up as a pretty good golfer. (Used with the negative.) He is not the problem solving CEO that he was cracked up to be. See also: cracked, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cracked up to be asserted to be (used to indicate that someone or something has been described too favourably). informal This expression stems from the use of crack as an adjective to mean ‘pre-eminent’, a sense dating from the late 18th century. 1986 Willy Russell Shirley Valentine Our Brian suddenly realised that the part of Joseph wasn't as big as it had been cracked up to be. See also: cracked, up Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cracked up to be mod. supposed to be. This pizza isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. See also: cracked, up McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: understood clunker to be sure run over crate crash and burn stop behind stop behind (someone or something) reach speeds of reach speeds of (up to) (some amount) References in periodicals archive But it's not all that it's cracked up to be. I'm at a skate spot the entire time. Countown: Dying to Live
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