all it's cracked up to be

all it's cracked up to be

As good, enjoyable, impressive, or worthwhile as it is reputed or said to be. Often but not always used in the negative. I'm so impressed with my new car—a luxury car really is all it's cracked up to be! Don't get your hopes up—I've heard this roller coaster isn't all it's cracked up to be.
See also: all, cracked, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be not all it's cracked up to be
  • be not what it's cracked up to be
  • be (not) all beer and skittles
  • be a barrel of laughs
  • be a bundle of laughs
  • a barrel of laughs
  • a barrel/bundle of laughs
  • barrel of laughs
  • good trip
  • a good trip
References in periodicals archive
Is the skateboard am life all it's cracked up to be?