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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This is a time to redefine your ambitions — just be wary of falling for illusions or promises that sound too good to be true.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Too-Good-To-Be-True Pricing If the price sounds too good to be true, there is something wrong.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
For more tips: Visa released some red flags and green flags for romance scams, including if something sounds too good to be true or someone is professing love too soon.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Many of these scenarios end the same way: With the police or a lawsuit, and an old lesson relearned about things seeming too good to be true.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Too-Good-To-Be-True Pricing If the price sounds too good to be true, there is something wrong.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
For more tips: Visa released some red flags and green flags for romance scams, including if something sounds too good to be true or someone is professing love too soon.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Many of these scenarios end the same way: With the police or a lawsuit, and an old lesson relearned about things seeming too good to be true.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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