be cracked up to be
US /bi krækt ʌp tu bi/
UK /bi krækt ʌp tu bi/
1.
傳聞中那麼好, 吹噓的那麼好
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.
這部電影並沒有傳聞中那麼好。
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This new software isn't quite what it's cracked up to be.
這款新軟體並沒有吹噓的那麼好。