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too good to be true
Idioms and Phrases
So excellent that it defies belief, as in She loves all her in-laws? That's too good to be true . This term expresses the skeptical view that something so seemingly fine must have something wrong with it. The term was part of the title of Thomas Lupton's Sivquila; Too Good to be True (1580).Example Sentences
Isn't this too good to be true?
Still, the offer might be too good to be true.
Advocates and federal workersâ unions say the buyout offer is too good to be true.
âIf it seems too good to be true, it probably is,â said Todd Smoyer, who received a voucher after his house burned down in Altadena but wasnât able to use it.
âIf it doesnât pass the smell test, or if it sounds too good to be true â call my office for Godâs sakes, Iâll flush it out for you, but please do not fall for these scams.â
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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