all it's cracked up to be »
As good as claims or reputation would suggest.
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ask for the moon »
To claim or desire something that one cannot have.
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big mouth »
The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.
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big up »
To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of.
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bill of goods »
A set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.
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claim to fame »
That for which one has bragging rights; one's reason for being well-known or famous.
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far be it »
A disclaimer stating that the person speaking will not do something.
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full marks »
To exclaim complete satisfaction with someone's efforts.
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kernel of truth »
A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements.
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not all it's cracked up to be »
Not as good as claimed; falling short of expectations.
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pass the buck »
To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
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put one's money where one's mouth is »
More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.
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put words in somebody's mouth »
To attribute to somebody something he or she did not say; to claim inaccurately that somebody said or intended something.
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reckon with »
To settle accounts with or to settle claims with.
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rumor mill »
A group or network of persons who originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.
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