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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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.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025
Strategies that sound too good to be true may invite IRS scrutiny.
—Patrick Lonergan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Unbelievable, yes, and perhaps too good to be true.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Be wary of companies that make promises that sound too good to be true.
—Gabriel Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025
Strategies that sound too good to be true may invite IRS scrutiny.
—Patrick Lonergan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Unbelievable, yes, and perhaps too good to be true.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Be wary of companies that make promises that sound too good to be true.
—Gabriel Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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