When you say something is “not all it’s cracked up to be” you mean that you think it’s not as great as everyone says it is. Not to say that Halloween isn’t fun, just that it’s over-hyped. So: Halloween isn’t really all it’s cracked up to be.
You can use this for almost anything:
College isn’t all it’s cracked up to be: the one-time ticket to success is more likely to result in a lifetime of debt.
Utopia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Why working for yourself isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Why intermittent fasting isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
And finally,
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