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all it's cracked up to be
Language:
en
1.
US
UK
informal
As good, impressive, enjoyable, or valuable as people claim or as it has been widely reported to be.
2.
US
UK
informal
Not as good, impressive, enjoyable, or valuable as people claim; falling short of its reputation (commonly used in negative or questioning contexts).
Examples:
EN:
- Is it all it's cracked up to be?
ES:
¿Es tan bueno como lo pintan?
EN:
He can't believe a life devoted to piling up money is all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
No cree que una vida dedicada a amontonar dinero sea tan buena como se cree.
EN:
Hmm! I'm beginning to wonder if being young is all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
Me empiezo a preguntar si serjoven es tan bueno como lo pintan.
EN:
Wearing a star ain't all it's cracked up to be, anyway.
ES:
Después de todo llevar placa no es lo mas importante.
EN:
This dying stuff's not all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
Esto de morirse no es tan bueno como esperaba.
EN:
You don't think it's all it's cracked up to be, perhaps?
ES:
¿Cree usted que vaya... a desmoronarse?
EN:
Uh, nah, it's not all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
No, no es como parece.
EN:
And that's not all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
Y eso no es tan bueno como lo pintan.
EN:
I guess sometimes married life is not all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
lgual a veces la vida de casado no es tan bonita como la pintan.
EN:
Yeah. Maybe living on your own isn't all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
Sí, tal vez vivir solos no es tan fabuloso.
EN:
Bad isn't all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
Lo malo no es todo Io que esperarías que fuera.
EN:
It's not all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
No todo va a resquebrajarse.
ES:
No es lo que esperaba.
EN:
I'm saying that being human sometimes isn't all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
Lo que quiero decir es que el ser humano no siempre es tan bueno como dicen.
EN:
Maybe independence isn't all it's cracked up to be.
ES:
Quizás la independencia no sea la clave de todo.
EN:
Ah, war ain't all it's cracked up to be, Johnny.
ES:
Ah, la guerra no es todo Johnny.
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