be cracked up to be

US /bi krækt ʌp tu bi/
UK /bi krækt ʌp tu bi/
"be cracked up to be" picture
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評判ほどではない, 期待ほどではない

to be as good or as important as people say or think

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The movie wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
その映画は評判ほどではなかった。
This new software isn't quite what it's cracked up to be.
この新しいソフトウェアは評判ほどではない。