too good to be true
Definition of too good to be true
—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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: besides, also
: to an excessive degree : excessively
: to such a degree as to be regrettable
: of a favorable character or tendency
: bountiful, fertile
: handsome, attractive
: something that is good
: something conforming to the moral order of the universe
: praiseworthy character : goodness
: well
: used as an intensive
: being in accordance with the actual state of affairs
: conformable to an essential reality
: fully realized or fulfilled
: in accordance with fact or reality
: without deviation
: without variation from type
: truth, reality
: to make level, square, balanced, or concentric : bring or restore to a desired mechanical accuracy or form
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