not what it is cracked up to be
Example Sentences
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Brick Lane is not what it is cracked up to be.
From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2015
The king business is not what it is cracked up to be.
From Said the Observer by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)
Infancy is not what it is cracked up to be.
From Modern Essays by Ayres, Harry Morgan
Tapering off is not what it is cracked up to be.
From Select Temperance Tracts by American Tract Society
I tell you that this office of member of congress is not what it is cracked up to be.
From Cheap Postage by Leavitt, Joshua
