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cracked Fig. solved; understood. (*Typically: get something~; have something ~.) I've got the mystery cracked! After I get it cracked, the rest'll be easy. 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. See also: up not all something is cracked up to be and not what something is cracked up to be Fig. not as good as something is said to be. (Not always in the negative.) This isn't a very good pen. It's not all it's cracked up to be. Is this one all it's cracked up to be? See also: up what someone or something is cracked up to be what someone or something is supposed to be. This pizza isn't what it's cracked up to be. I wanted to find out whether this stuff was what it is cracked up to be. See also: up not be all it's cracked up to be if something is not all it's cracked up to be, it is not as good as people say it is Her latest book isn't all it's cracked up to be. I wouldn't bother reading it if I were you. It's a good restaurant, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. See also: up not all it is cracked up to be also not what it is cracked up to be not as good or special as people said or believed The general opinion is that love affairs aren't all they're cracked up to be. See also: up How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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