too good to be true
English
Phrase
- (idiomatic) Appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy.
- He wants to give you two million dollars? That's just too good to be true!
- 2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “IRP snuffs out 'levelling up'”, in RAIL, number 945, page 3:
- Remember the old saying that if something looks too good to be true, then it almost certainly is?
Synonyms
Translations
appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy
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See also
References
- “too good to be true”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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