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cracked up to be

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cracked up to be something

 and cracked up to be; cracked up as something

alleged or understood to be something. She was cracked up to be a pretty good player. She was cracked up as a pretty good golfer. (Used with the negative.) He is not the problem solving CEO that he was cracked up to be.

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cracked up to be

mod. supposed to be. This pizza isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.

See also: cracked, up