cracked up
Burst out laughing
Cracked up appears almost exclusively in negative constructions, meaning to be as good or impressive as claimed or expected.
If something isn't all it's cracked up to be, it fails to live up to its reputation or hype.
The expression likely derives from an older sense of crack meaning to boast or brag.
A separate use appears in the phrase cracked up laughing, meaning to burst into laughter, from the sense of crack as a sudden sharp sound.
Collective opinion of someone
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- toutedPublicly praised or promoted
- overratedPraised beyond deserving
underwhelming · letdown · disappointment · oversold · exaggerated · inflated · built up · promoted
Making sounds of amusement
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- cacklingHarsh, staccato laughter
snickering · guffawing · roaring · doubled over · in stitches · belly laugh · hysterics · convulsing
Broke with sudden force
- lost itSuddenly gave way emotionally
- broke downFailed mechanically or emotionally
- fell apartBroke into components
- unraveledCame undone or solved
collapsed · meltdown · overwhelmed · stressed · burned out · worn thin · frayed · shattered
reputation
Collective opinion of someone
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- toutedPublicly praised or promoted
overrated · underwhelming · letdown · disappointment · oversold · exaggerated · inflated · built up · promoted · advertised
laughing
Making sounds of amusement
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
cackling · snickering · guffawing · roaring · doubled over · in stitches · belly laugh · hysterics · convulsing · side-splitting
snapped
Broke with sudden force
- lost itSuddenly gave way emotionally
- broke downFailed mechanically or emotionally
- fell apartBroke into components
unraveled · collapsed · meltdown · overwhelmed · stressed · burned out · worn thin · frayed · shattered · fractured
fractured
Split or splintered
chipped · broken · splintered · crackled · weathered · worn · aged · deteriorated · brittle · fragile
- lost controllost control, lost it, snapped, went crazy, went nuts
crack, cracked, crackers, cracker, cracks, cracking, crack up, uncracked, uncrackable