too good to be true
idiom
—used to say that something cannot be as good as it seems to be
The price of the car is too good to be true. There must be something wrong with it.
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Taking this route can be tempting, too, as the potential outcome sounds almost too good to be true.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
This guy is too good to be true.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
That’s, at least, according to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who has just warned Gen Z that college dropout success stories are too good to be true for most people.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
The idea that one habit can unlock a cascade of positive changes might sound too good to be true—but research and experience say otherwise.
—Sara Ellis Conant, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
This guy is too good to be true.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
That’s, at least, according to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who has just warned Gen Z that college dropout success stories are too good to be true for most people.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
The idea that one habit can unlock a cascade of positive changes might sound too good to be true—but research and experience say otherwise.
—Sara Ellis Conant, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Too good to be true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20good%20to%20be%20true. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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