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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Always stick to official channels as your first line of defense, and avoid deals which look too good to be true.
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Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Yet, the deal was too good to be true.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Anything financial that sounds too good to be true usually is.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
This dish is simply too good to be true, with all of the right palate pleasers on board to satisfy.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
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Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Yet, the deal was too good to be true.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Anything financial that sounds too good to be true usually is.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
This dish is simply too good to be true, with all of the right palate pleasers on board to satisfy.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for too good to be true
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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