"all it's cracked up to be" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-all it's cracked up to be.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|noun|usually negative, typically related to a negative modifier}} all it's cracked up to be (usually negative, typically related to a negative modifier)
  1. (idiomatic) As good as claims or reputation would suggest. Tags: idiomatic, negative, usually
    Sense id: en-all_it's_cracked_up_to_be-en-noun-kvHydh5s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English negative polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "This expensive software is not all it's cracked up to be. It still has a lot of problems.",
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          "ref": "1977, Meetings and Conventions - Volume 12, page 149:",
          "text": "Association executives visit one of the world's most glamorous cities and find that it's all it's cracked up to be.",
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        {
          "ref": "2015, Heidi Jacobsen, Sunburnt: Life In The Sun:",
          "text": "Love is everything its cracked up to be.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Dorothy Simpson, Once Too Often:",
          "text": "She thinks the Abbeyfield idea sounds great. Let's hope it's all it's cracked up to be.",
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        "As good as claims or reputation would suggest."
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        "(idiomatic) As good as claims or reputation would suggest."
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