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too good to be true



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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).
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Example Sentences

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Isn't this too good to be true?

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Still, the offer might be too good to be true.

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Advocates and federal workers’ unions say the buyout offer is too good to be true.

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“If it seems too good to be true, it probably is,” said Todd Smoyer, who received a voucher after his house burned down in Altadena but wasn’t able to use it.

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“If it doesn’t pass the smell test, or if it sounds too good to be true — call my office for God’s sakes, I’ll flush it out for you, but please do not fall for these scams.”

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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