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Meaning of "it isn't all it's cracked up to be"



 
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Meaning of "it isn't all it's cracked up to be" #1 (permalink) Wed Jan 03, 2007 18:20 pm   Meaning of "it isn't all it's cracked up to be"
 

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ESL/EFL Test #65 "What a Cracker", question 8

Well, I must admit that I was a bit disappointed with the exhibition after all the praise it's received -- it isn't all it's cracked ......... to be.

(a) off
(b) up
(c) over
(d) in

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #65 "What a Cracker", answer 8

Well, I must admit that I was a bit disappointed with the exhibition after all the praise it's received -- it isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Correct answer: (b) up

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Well, I must admit that I was a bit disappointed with the exhibition after all the praise it's received -- it isn't all it's cracked off to be.
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I don't understand the expression: "it isn't all it's cracked up to be." What does it mean?

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Meaning of "it isn't all it's cracked up to be" #2 (permalink) Wed Jan 03, 2007 18:38 pm   Meaning of "it isn't all it's cracked up to be"
 

"It isn't all it's cracked up to be" is said when we are disappointed because something is not as good as expected or as we were told.
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