not be all it's cracked up to be
informalDefinition
› to be not as good as people say: This new radio station's not all it's cracked up to be.Disappointing yourself and others
(Definition of not be all it's cracked up to be from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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not be all fun and games idiom
- not be all it's cracked up to be idiom
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not be as black as you are painted idiom
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not be beyond the wit of man/sb idiom
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not be born yesterday idiom
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not be cut out for sth idiom
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not be in sb's vocabulary idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- anticlimax noun
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- break sb's heart idiom
- chagrin noun
- comedown noun
- disappointing adjective
- disappointment noun
- dishearten verb
- dishonour verb
- disillusion verb
- fail verb (NOT HELP)
- let sb down phrasal verb
- let the side down idiom
- letdown noun
- non-event noun
- pity noun
- sick as a parrot idiom
- swizz noun
- the bubble bursts idiom
- turn your back on sb idiom
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