not all it's cracked up to be

1. 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]

Example Sentences

She went on, after a while, to tell the nominees that winning “is not all it’s cracked up to be. It’s really not… I thought I had gotten really close with my fellow nominees especially after I won but I’m pretty sure they removed me from the group chat.”

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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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