not all it's cracked up to be

It is disappointing, it does not live up to its reputation, as in The restaurant wasn't all it's cracked up to be. This term uses crack up in the sense of “to praise,” which survives only in this expression. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

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It's certainly possible that Trump's political judgment is not all it's cracked up to be.

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The action ranges from country houses to wayside inns to London — which, as is often the case in such stories, is not all it’s cracked up to be.

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It may turn out that being a tech god tyrant king is not all it’s cracked up to be.

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Also that working from home is not all it’s cracked up to be and that a person can actually get tired of wearing sweatpants.

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If I find myself missing actual relationships and need to be reminded that human interaction is not all it’s cracked up to be, then Judd Apatow’s Love on Netflix does the job.

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not a living soul not all that

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