كيف تنطق "cracked up to be"

expression

KRAKT-UP-tuh-BEE

krAKT-UP-too-BEE

التعريف

Used to say that something or someone is not as good, exciting, or impressive as people claim or expect.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkɹækt/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈbi/, /bi

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kɹˈækt/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː/ /bˈiː

أمريكي

KRAKT-UP-tuh-BEE

بريطاني

krAKT-UP-too-BEE

The movie wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.

The new restaurant isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.

This phone isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

That vacation spot wasn’t all it was cracked up to be—it rained every day.