with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
空有某种名声,指名不副实。
空有名望。指有名无实。
明·罗贯中《三国演义》第九十五回:“却说司马懿回到寨中,使人打听是何将引兵守街亭。回报曰:‘乃马良之弟马谡也。’懿笑曰:‘徒有虚名,乃庸才耳!’”
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