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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The film is described as a tense and gritty story revolving around two brothers who pursue the American Dream—only to become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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And everything about Max’s voyage looks too good to be true.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
The gods already smiled upon these parts of central Georgia this week, offering the kind of weather that not even Augusta National members could buy, but now comes a Sunday that can only be described as too good to be true.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Getting Luka Doncic from Dallas seemed too good to be true.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Organized Crime Premiere: Stabler and Benson Reunite Under Dire Circumstances as Season 5 Begins — Read Episodes 1 and 2 Recap
And everything about Max’s voyage looks too good to be true.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
The gods already smiled upon these parts of central Georgia this week, offering the kind of weather that not even Augusta National members could buy, but now comes a Sunday that can only be described as too good to be true.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Getting Luka Doncic from Dallas seemed too good to be true.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 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 23 May. 2025.
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