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.

Examples of too good to be true in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But is this simple strategy too good to be true? —Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026

The skeptic in me immediately thought this all sounded too good to be true. —Michele Ross, SELF, 24 Feb. 2026

Amazon Essentials Demi's Pick Relaxed-fit Collar Sweater For just $15, the quality of the Amazon Essentials Demi's Pick Relaxed-fit Collar Sweater is nearly too good to be true. —Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026

Then, to a Jefferson County Open Space meeting in January, where an advisory committee voted to move the land transfer forward -- while acknowledging the deal sounded too good to be true. —Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for too good to be true

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup