# all it's cracked up to be

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/all-its-cracked-up-to-be
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

As good as claims or reputation would suggest.

## Examples

- The movie wasn't all it's cracked up to be.
- Everyone said Paris was magical, but the rainy week we spent there wasn't all it's cracked up to be.
- Years of anticipation had built the novel into something untouchable in his mind, yet when he finally read it, he found it wasn't all it's cracked up to be.

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